Snowy Pine vs Dix Blue
Where Snowy Pine belongs to Behr's range, Dix Blue is a Farrow & Ball color. Hue-wise, Snowy Pine belongs to the beige-yellow family and Dix Blue to the blue-grey family. Snowy Pine (LRV 85) reflects noticeably more light than Dix Blue (LRV 41), a difference of 44 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Snowy Pine runs yellow while Dix Blue is decidedly cool, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 26.0, the contrast is hard to miss. These aren't variations on a theme — they're two different answers to the same question. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Snowy Pine vs Dix Blue in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Snowy Pine and Dix Blue in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
Living Room
In a living room, color works across both daylight and evening light — the same wall can read very differently at noon and at 8pm. The LRV gap is large enough that Snowy Pine will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Dix Blue would.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Snowy Pine reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Dix Blue.
Color Details
Snowy Pine vs Dix Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Snowy Pine on one side and Dix Blue on the other.
Digital color is approximate. These simulations are generated from the manufacturer's hex values and overlaid on grayscale room photos — your screen's calibration, brightness, and viewing angle all affect how they render. Before committing to either color, test physical samples in your own space under the light you actually live with.
More Snowy Pine comparisons
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At LRV 85 vs 6, Snowy Pine is decisively the brighter choice.
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Snowy Pine reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 85 vs 52, Snowy Pine is decisively the brighter choice.
Snowy Pine reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 85 vs 58, Snowy Pine is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 85 vs 27, Snowy Pine is decisively the brighter choice.
Snowy Pine reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Snowy Pine reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 85 vs 55, Snowy Pine is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 85 vs 13, Snowy Pine is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 85 vs 44, Snowy Pine is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 85 and 84, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Snowy Pine reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
At LRV 85 vs 66, Snowy Pine is decisively the brighter choice.
A 11-point LRV gap (85 vs 74) makes Snowy Pine the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 85 vs 83), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 85 vs 12, Snowy Pine is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 85 vs 68, Snowy Pine is decisively the brighter choice.
Snowy Pine reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 68), opening up a space where Calamine encloses it.
Snowy Pine reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.
At LRV 85 vs 12, Snowy Pine is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 85 vs 45, Snowy Pine is decisively the brighter choice.
Snowy Pine reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Snowy Pine reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Snowy Pine reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Snowy Pine reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 57), opening up a space where Guilford Green encloses it.
Snowy Pine reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 72), opening up a space where Just Walnut encloses it.