Cherry Chocolate vs Dix Blue
Where Cherry Chocolate belongs to Dulux's range, Dix Blue is a Farrow & Ball color. Cherry Chocolate reads as pink, while Dix Blue reads as blue-grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Dix Blue (LRV 41) reflects noticeably more light than Cherry Chocolate (LRV 8), a difference of 33 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Cherry Chocolate runs warm while Dix Blue is decidedly cool, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 46.5, 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.
Cherry Chocolate vs Dix Blue in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Cherry Chocolate 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. Dix Blue reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Cherry Chocolate.
Color Details
Cherry Chocolate vs Dix Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Cherry Chocolate 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.
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