Dix Blue vs Sky Blue
Where Dix Blue belongs to Farrow & Ball's range, Sky Blue is a Little Greene color. Hue-wise, Dix Blue belongs to the blue-grey family and Sky Blue to the blue family. Sky Blue (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. Dix Blue runs cool while Sky Blue is decidedly blue, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 15.5, 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.
Dix Blue vs Sky Blue in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Dix Blue and Sky 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 Sky Blue will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Dix Blue would.
Color Details
Dix Blue vs Sky Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Dix Blue on one side and Sky 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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