Peppermint Rock vs Dix Blue
Where Peppermint Rock belongs to Dulux's range, Dix Blue is a Farrow & Ball color. Peppermint Rock reads as blue-green, while Dix Blue reads as blue-grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Peppermint Rock (LRV 75) reflects noticeably more light than Dix Blue (LRV 41), a difference of 34 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Both lean cool, so they'll behave similarly in mixed or changing light conditions. With a ΔE of 20.4, 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 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Peppermint Rock vs Dix Blue in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Peppermint Rock 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
In a living room, color works across both daylight and evening light — the same wall can read very differently at noon and at 8pm. The LRV gap is large enough that Peppermint Rock will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Dix Blue would.
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. Peppermint Rock reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Dix Blue.
Color Details
Peppermint Rock vs Dix Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Peppermint Rock 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 Peppermint Rock comparisons
See how Peppermint Rock stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
A 8-point LRV gap (83 vs 75) makes White Dove the marginally brighter of the two.
Peppermint Rock reads slightly lighter (LRV 75 vs 69), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 75 vs 6, Peppermint Rock is decisively the brighter choice.
Peppermint Rock reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Peppermint Rock reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 75 vs 52, Peppermint Rock is decisively the brighter choice.
Peppermint Rock reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 75 vs 58, Peppermint Rock is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 75 vs 27, Peppermint Rock is decisively the brighter choice.
Peppermint Rock reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Peppermint Rock reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 75 vs 55, Peppermint Rock is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 75 vs 13, Peppermint Rock is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 75 vs 44, Peppermint Rock is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reads slightly lighter (LRV 84 vs 75), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Peppermint Rock reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
A 9-point LRV gap (75 vs 66) makes Peppermint Rock the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 75 vs 74), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 8-point LRV gap (83 vs 75) makes Snowbound the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 75 vs 12, Peppermint Rock is decisively the brighter choice.
A 7-point LRV gap (75 vs 68) makes Peppermint Rock the marginally brighter of the two.
Peppermint Rock reads slightly lighter (LRV 75 vs 68), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Peppermint Rock reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.
At LRV 75 vs 12, Peppermint Rock is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 75 vs 45, Peppermint Rock is decisively the brighter choice.
Peppermint Rock reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Peppermint Rock reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Peppermint Rock reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Peppermint Rock reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 57), opening up a space where Guilford Green encloses it.
Peppermint Rock reads slightly lighter (LRV 75 vs 72), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.