Sweet Celadon vs Dix Blue
Where Sweet Celadon belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Dix Blue is a Farrow & Ball color. Sweet Celadon reads as yellow, while Dix Blue reads as blue-grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Sweet Celadon (LRV 71) reflects noticeably more light than Dix Blue (LRV 41), a difference of 30 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Sweet Celadon runs green and yellow while Dix Blue is decidedly cool, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 20.6, 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 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Sweet Celadon vs Dix Blue in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Sweet Celadon 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.
Bathroom
Bathrooms are one of the few spaces where you're genuinely enclosed by the paint color, which makes the choice between these two more consequential. Sweet Celadon reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Dix Blue.
Color Details
Sweet Celadon vs Dix Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Sweet Celadon 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 Sweet Celadon comparisons
See how Sweet Celadon stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
With LRVs of 71 and 69, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 83 vs 71, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 71 vs 6, Sweet Celadon is decisively the brighter choice.
Sweet Celadon reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Sweet Celadon reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 71 vs 52, Sweet Celadon is decisively the brighter choice.
Sweet Celadon reads slightly lighter (LRV 71 vs 60), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 71 vs 58, Sweet Celadon is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 71 vs 27, Sweet Celadon is decisively the brighter choice.
Sweet Celadon reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Sweet Celadon reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 71 vs 55, Sweet Celadon is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 71 vs 13, Sweet Celadon is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 71 vs 44, Sweet Celadon is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 71), opening up a space where Sweet Celadon encloses it.
Sweet Celadon reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
A 5-point LRV gap (71 vs 66) makes Sweet Celadon the marginally brighter of the two.
A 4-point LRV gap (74 vs 71) makes Shoji White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 83 vs 71, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
Sweet Celadon reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 51), opening up a space where Pigeon encloses it.
At LRV 71 vs 12, Sweet Celadon is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 71 vs 8, Sweet Celadon is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 71 vs 68), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 71 vs 12, Sweet Celadon is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 71 vs 45, Sweet Celadon is decisively the brighter choice.
Sweet Celadon reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Sweet Celadon reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.