Match Dix Blue
Farrow & Ball Dix Blue is a mid-tone shade, cool in character with an LRV of 41. The matches below are ranked by ΔE, a perceptual color-difference score.
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Closest matches across every brand
One match per brand, ranked by ΔE — a perceptual color difference score calculated from Lab color space values. Lower is closer. Click any card to compare side by side in simulated rooms.
With LRVs of 41 and 41, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.0 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 41 vs 40), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.7 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 41 vs 40), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.8 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 43 and 41, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.9 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 41 vs 40), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Celestial Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 44 vs 41), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Dix Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 41 vs 38), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 41 and 38, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Mediterranean Dusk reads slightly lighter (LRV 46 vs 41), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 7-point LRV gap (48 vs 41) makes Ancona Blue the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 4-point LRV gap (45 vs 41) makes Agate Grey the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 7.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.