Bitter Chocolate 4 vs Dix Blue
Bitter Chocolate 4 (Dulux) and Dix Blue (Farrow & Ball) come from different manufacturers. Hue-wise, Bitter Chocolate 4 belongs to the grey family and Dix Blue to the blue-grey family. The 6-point LRV gap — 47 for Bitter Chocolate 4 vs 41 for Dix Blue — means Bitter Chocolate 4 will open up a space more effectively. Where Bitter Chocolate 4 leans warm, Dix Blue reads cool — a distinction that shifts noticeably depending on the light source and surrounding finishes. A ΔE of 13.8 puts these firmly in different territory — two distinct design choices rather than close alternatives. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Bitter Chocolate 4 vs Dix Blue in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Bitter Chocolate 4 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.
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. Bitter Chocolate 4 has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
Color Details
Bitter Chocolate 4 vs Dix Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Bitter Chocolate 4 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 Bitter Chocolate 4 comparisons
See how Bitter Chocolate 4 stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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At LRV 47 vs 6, Bitter Chocolate 4 is decisively the brighter choice.
Purbeck Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 47), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Bitter Chocolate 4 reflects far more light (LRV 47 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
A 5-point LRV gap (52 vs 47) makes Mizzle the marginally brighter of the two.
Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 47), opening up a space where Bitter Chocolate 4 encloses it.
A 11-point LRV gap (58 vs 47) makes Accessible Beige the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 47 vs 27, Bitter Chocolate 4 is decisively the brighter choice.
Bitter Chocolate 4 reads slightly lighter (LRV 47 vs 43), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Bitter Chocolate 4 reflects far more light (LRV 47 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
A 8-point LRV gap (55 vs 47) makes Tranquil Dawn the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 47 vs 13, Bitter Chocolate 4 is decisively the brighter choice.
A 3-point LRV gap (47 vs 44) makes Bitter Chocolate 4 the marginally brighter of the two.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 47), opening up a space where Bitter Chocolate 4 encloses it.
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At LRV 66 vs 47, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 47, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 47, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
Pigeon reads slightly lighter (LRV 51 vs 47), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 47 vs 12, Bitter Chocolate 4 is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 47 vs 8, Bitter Chocolate 4 is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 47, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Bitter Chocolate 4 vs Slaked Lime Deep
At LRV 47 vs 12, Bitter Chocolate 4 is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 47 vs 45), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Bitter Chocolate 4 reflects far more light (LRV 47 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Bitter Chocolate 4 reflects far more light (LRV 47 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.