Dix Blue vs Evening Green
Where Dix Blue belongs to Farrow & Ball's range, Evening Green is a Jotun color. Hue-wise, Dix Blue belongs to the blue-grey family and Evening Green to the green-grey family. Dix Blue (LRV 41) reflects noticeably more light than Evening Green (LRV 24), a difference of 17 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Dix Blue runs cool while Evening Green is decidedly neutral, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 14.6, 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 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Dix Blue vs Evening Green in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Dix Blue and Evening Green 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 Dix Blue will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Evening Green would.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Dix Blue reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Evening Green.
Dining Room
A dining room lit by a dimmed pendant or candles is one of the most forgiving environments for paint — warm light softens almost everything. Dix Blue returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Color Details
Dix Blue vs Evening Green Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Dix Blue on one side and Evening Green 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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