Kiwi Crush vs Dix Blue
Where Kiwi Crush belongs to Dulux's range, Dix Blue is a Farrow & Ball color. Hue-wise, Kiwi Crush belongs to the yellow family and Dix Blue to the blue-grey family. Kiwi Crush (LRV 61) reflects noticeably more light than Dix Blue (LRV 41), a difference of 20 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Kiwi Crush 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 45.7, 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.
Kiwi Crush vs Dix Blue in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Kiwi Crush 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. Kiwi Crush reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Dix Blue.
Color Details
Kiwi Crush vs Dix Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Kiwi Crush 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 Kiwi Crush comparisons
See how Kiwi Crush stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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At LRV 83 vs 61, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 61 vs 6, Kiwi Crush is decisively the brighter choice.
Kiwi Crush reads slightly lighter (LRV 61 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Kiwi Crush reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
A 9-point LRV gap (61 vs 52) makes Kiwi Crush the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 61 and 60, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 3-point LRV gap (61 vs 58) makes Kiwi Crush the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 61 vs 27, Kiwi Crush is decisively the brighter choice.
Kiwi Crush reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Kiwi Crush reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (61 vs 55) makes Kiwi Crush the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 61 vs 13, Kiwi Crush is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 61 vs 44, Kiwi Crush is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 61), opening up a space where Kiwi Crush encloses it.
Kiwi Crush reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
A 5-point LRV gap (66 vs 61) makes Balboa Mist the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 74 vs 61, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 61, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
Kiwi Crush reads slightly lighter (LRV 61 vs 51), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 61 vs 12, Kiwi Crush is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 61 vs 8, Kiwi Crush is decisively the brighter choice.
A 7-point LRV gap (68 vs 61) makes Skimming Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 61 vs 12, Kiwi Crush is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 61 vs 45, Kiwi Crush is decisively the brighter choice.
Kiwi Crush reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
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