Stolen Kiss vs Dix Blue
Stolen Kiss (Behr) and Dix Blue (Farrow & Ball) come from different manufacturers. Hue-wise, Stolen Kiss belongs to the beige-pink family and Dix Blue to the blue-grey family. The 34-point LRV gap — 75 for Stolen Kiss vs 41 for Dix Blue — means Stolen Kiss will open up a space more effectively. Where Stolen Kiss leans red, Dix Blue reads cool — a distinction that shifts noticeably depending on the light source and surrounding finishes. A ΔE of 24.6 puts these firmly in different territory — two distinct design choices rather than close alternatives. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Stolen Kiss vs Dix Blue in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Stolen Kiss 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
A living room wall sees more varied light than almost any other surface in the house, which makes the choice between these two more nuanced than a chip suggests. Stolen Kiss reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Dix Blue.
Bedroom
Bedrooms are typically lit with warmer, lower light than the rest of the house — a condition that flatters warm tones and deepens cool ones. Stolen Kiss returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Color Details
Stolen Kiss vs Dix Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Stolen Kiss 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 Stolen Kiss comparisons
See how Stolen Kiss stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
A 6-point LRV gap (75 vs 69) makes Stolen Kiss the marginally brighter of the two.
White Dove reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 75), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Stolen Kiss reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 75 vs 52, Stolen Kiss is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 75 vs 30, Stolen Kiss is decisively the brighter choice.
Stolen Kiss reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
At LRV 75 vs 60, Stolen Kiss is decisively the brighter choice.
Stolen Kiss reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 58), opening up a space where Accessible Beige encloses it.
Stolen Kiss reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 75 vs 43, Stolen Kiss is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 75 vs 4, Stolen Kiss is decisively the brighter choice.
Stolen Kiss reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Stolen Kiss reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Stolen Kiss reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
A 9-point LRV gap (84 vs 75) makes Pure White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 75 vs 21, Stolen Kiss is decisively the brighter choice.
Stolen Kiss reads slightly lighter (LRV 75 vs 66), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 75 and 74, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Snowbound reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 75), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 75 vs 51, Stolen Kiss is decisively the brighter choice.
Stolen Kiss reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Stolen Kiss reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Stolen Kiss reads slightly lighter (LRV 75 vs 68), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Stolen Kiss reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Stolen Kiss reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 75 vs 31, Stolen Kiss is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 75 vs 7, Stolen Kiss is decisively the brighter choice.