Ball Green vs Dix Blue

Ball GreenFarrow & BallvsDix BlueFarrow & BallΔE 16.6Distinct difference

Both are Farrow & Ball colors. Hue-wise, Ball Green belongs to the beige-green family and Dix Blue to the blue-grey family. At LRV 45 vs 41, Ball Green will read as the brighter of the two — a 4-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. The tonal difference — Ball Green's warm character against Dix Blue's cool — becomes most visible against white trim or in morning light. At ΔE 16.6, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 6 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.

Ball Green vs Dix Blue in Real Spaces

6 real rooms side by side. Seeing Ball Green 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

Living rooms test a color across a full range of conditions — morning sun, afternoon shade, and evening lamp light all shift how both of these read. Ball Green has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.

Ball GreenFarrow and Ball Ball Green living room fireplace

@roseberrygrange

Dix BlueDix Blue living room fireplace paint

@thetreehouse_onthehill

Bedroom

Bedroom walls are often seen under warm artificial light, a context that shifts both colors from how they look on a chip. The brightness difference is modest but present — Ball Green gives the walls a little more lift.

Ball GreenFarrow and Ball Ball Green bedroom inspo

@jandrandanimals_

Dix BlueFarrow and Ball 82 bedroom makeover

@honeybeeandhollie

Dining Room

Dining room light is typically the warmest in the house, which shifts both colors toward the red end of the spectrum compared to daylight. Ball Green reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.

Ball GreenFarrow and Ball Ball Green dining room

@villa_marieberg

Dix BlueDix Blue dining room paint

@somersetnook

Bathroom

Bathrooms amplify color — the enclosed space and reflective surfaces make what reads subtle elsewhere feel more present here. The brightness difference is modest but present — Ball Green gives the walls a little more lift.

Ball GreenFarrow and Ball Ball Green bathroom wall panelling

@gabriella_howes

Dix BlueDix Blue bathroom interior idea

@edwardian_semi_northwest

Front Door

Front doors are seen in isolation against the rest of the facade, which makes them a high-stakes surface where even subtle differences matter. Ball Green has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.

Ball GreenFarrow and Ball Ball Green front door

@_maggie_gr_

Dix BlueDix Blue front door color

@annalise.at.number.9

Kitchen Cabinets

On cabinetry, undertone and temperature become more pronounced against countertops and hardware. The brightness difference is modest but present — Ball Green gives the walls a little more lift.

Ball GreenFarrow and Ball Ball Green kitchen cabinets

@hawthornsprayworks

Dix BlueDix Blue kitchen cabinets inspo

@lucia_kreate

Color Details

Ball Green
Farrow & Ball · 75
Hex#b8b497
LRV45.1
BrandFarrow & Ball
Number75
Undertone
TemperatureWarm
BrightnessMedium
Dix Blue
Farrow & Ball · 82
Hex#99b0ab
LRV41.0
BrandFarrow & Ball
Number82
Undertone
TemperatureCool
BrightnessMedium

Ball Green vs Dix Blue Simulated Comparison

5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Ball Green on one side and Dix Blue on the other.

Bathroom
Bedroom
House
Kitchen Cabinets
Living Room

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 Ball Green comparisons

See how Ball Green stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.

White Dove
Ball Green
White Dove
Ball Green
Farrow & Ball
Ball Green
75 · LRV 45

White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 45), opening up a space where Ball Green encloses it.

Ammonite
Ball Green
Ammonite
Ball Green
Farrow & Ball
Ammonite
LRV 69
Farrow & Ball
Ball Green
75 · LRV 45

At LRV 69 vs 45, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.

Ball Green
Iron Ore
Ball Green
Iron Ore
Farrow & Ball
Ball Green
75 · LRV 45

Ball Green reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.

Ball Green
Purbeck Stone
Ball Green
Purbeck Stone
Farrow & Ball
Ball Green
75 · LRV 45

A 7-point LRV gap (52 vs 45) makes Purbeck Stone the marginally brighter of the two.

Ball Green
Evergreen Fog
Ball Green
Evergreen Fog
Farrow & Ball
Ball Green
75 · LRV 45

At LRV 45 vs 30, Ball Green is decisively the brighter choice.

Ball Green
Mizzle
Ball Green
Mizzle
Farrow & Ball
Ball Green
75 · LRV 45
Farrow & Ball
Mizzle
LRV 52

Mizzle reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Ball Green
Agreeable Gray
Ball Green
Agreeable Gray
Farrow & Ball
Ball Green
75 · LRV 45

At LRV 60 vs 45, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.

Ball Green
Accessible Beige
Ball Green
Accessible Beige
Farrow & Ball
Ball Green
75 · LRV 45

Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 45), opening up a space where Ball Green encloses it.

Denim Drift
Ball Green
Denim Drift
Ball Green
Farrow & Ball
Ball Green
75 · LRV 45

Ball Green reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.

Ball Green
French Gray
Ball Green
French Gray
Farrow & Ball
Ball Green
75 · LRV 45

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 45 vs 43), so neither reads brighter in a room.

Ball Green
Naval
Ball Green
Naval
Farrow & Ball
Ball Green
75 · LRV 45
Sherwin-Williams
Naval
LRV 4

At LRV 45 vs 4, Ball Green is decisively the brighter choice.

Tranquil Dawn
Ball Green
Tranquil Dawn
Ball Green
Farrow & Ball
Ball Green
75 · LRV 45

Tranquil Dawn reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Ball Green
Bancha
Ball Green
Bancha
Farrow & Ball
Ball Green
75 · LRV 45
Farrow & Ball
Bancha
LRV 13

Ball Green reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.

Ball Green
Hardwick White
Ball Green
Hardwick White
Farrow & Ball
Ball Green
75 · LRV 45

With LRVs of 45 and 44, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.

Ball Green
Pure White
Ball Green
Pure White
Farrow & Ball
Ball Green
75 · LRV 45

At LRV 84 vs 45, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.

Ball Green
Artichoke
Ball Green
Artichoke
Farrow & Ball
Ball Green
75 · LRV 45
Sherwin-Williams
Artichoke
LRV 21

At LRV 45 vs 21, Ball Green is decisively the brighter choice.

Balboa Mist
Ball Green
Balboa Mist
Ball Green
Farrow & Ball
Ball Green
75 · LRV 45

Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 45), opening up a space where Ball Green encloses it.

Ball Green
Shoji White
Ball Green
Shoji White
Farrow & Ball
Ball Green
75 · LRV 45

Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 45), opening up a space where Ball Green encloses it.

Ball Green
Snowbound
Ball Green
Snowbound
Farrow & Ball
Ball Green
75 · LRV 45
Sherwin-Williams
Snowbound
LRV 83

Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 45), opening up a space where Ball Green encloses it.

Ball Green
Pewter Green
Ball Green
Pewter Green
Farrow & Ball
Ball Green
75 · LRV 45

Ball Green reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.

Ball Green
Skimming Stone
Ball Green
Skimming Stone
Farrow & Ball
Ball Green
75 · LRV 45

Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 45), opening up a space where Ball Green encloses it.

Ball Green
Calamine
Ball Green
Calamine
Farrow & Ball
Ball Green
75 · LRV 45
Farrow & Ball
Calamine
LRV 68

At LRV 68 vs 45, Calamine is decisively the brighter choice.

Ball Green
Treron
Ball Green
Treron
Farrow & Ball
Ball Green
75 · LRV 45
Farrow & Ball
Treron
LRV 25

At LRV 45 vs 25, Ball Green is decisively the brighter choice.

Vintage Vogue
Ball Green
Vintage Vogue
Ball Green
Farrow & Ball
Ball Green
75 · LRV 45

Ball Green reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.

Saybrook Sage
Ball Green
Saybrook Sage
Ball Green
Farrow & Ball
Ball Green
75 · LRV 45

With LRVs of 45 and 45, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.

Ball Green
Pale Green
Ball Green
Pale Green
Farrow & Ball
Ball Green
75 · LRV 45
RAL ClassicClassic
Pale Green
LRV 31

At LRV 45 vs 31, Ball Green is decisively the brighter choice.

Pine Needle
Ball Green
Pine Needle
Ball Green
Farrow & Ball
Ball Green
75 · LRV 45

At LRV 45 vs 7, Ball Green is decisively the brighter choice.

Ball Green
Cement grey
Ball Green
Cement grey
Farrow & Ball
Ball Green
75 · LRV 45
RAL ClassicClassic
Cement grey
LRV 24

At LRV 45 vs 24, Ball Green is decisively the brighter choice.

Guilford Green
Ball Green
Guilford Green
Ball Green
Farrow & Ball
Ball Green
75 · LRV 45

At LRV 57 vs 45, Guilford Green is decisively the brighter choice.

Just Walnut
Ball Green
Just Walnut
Ball Green
Farrow & Ball
Ball Green
75 · LRV 45

At LRV 72 vs 45, Just Walnut is decisively the brighter choice.