Jean Jacket Blue vs Dix Blue
Where Jean Jacket Blue belongs to Behr's range, Dix Blue is a Farrow & Ball color. Hue-wise, Jean Jacket Blue belongs to the blue family and Dix Blue to the blue-grey family. Dix Blue (LRV 41) reflects noticeably more light than Jean Jacket Blue (LRV 26), a difference of 15 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Jean Jacket Blue runs blue while Dix Blue is decidedly cool, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 17.3, 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.
Jean Jacket Blue vs Dix Blue in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Jean Jacket Blue 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 Dix Blue will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Jean Jacket Blue 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 Jean Jacket Blue.
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. Dix Blue reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Jean Jacket Blue.
Color Details
Jean Jacket Blue vs Dix Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Jean Jacket Blue 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 Jean Jacket Blue comparisons
See how Jean Jacket Blue stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 69 vs 26, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 26), opening up a space where Jean Jacket Blue encloses it.
Jean Jacket Blue reflects far more light (LRV 26 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 52 vs 26, Purbeck Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (30 vs 26) makes Evergreen Fog the marginally brighter of the two.
Mizzle reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 26), opening up a space where Jean Jacket Blue encloses it.
At LRV 60 vs 26, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 26), opening up a space where Jean Jacket Blue encloses it.
With LRVs of 27 and 26, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 43 vs 26, French Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 26 vs 4, Jean Jacket Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 26), opening up a space where Jean Jacket Blue encloses it.
Jean Jacket Blue reflects far more light (LRV 26 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Hardwick White reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 26), opening up a space where Jean Jacket Blue encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 26, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
A 5-point LRV gap (26 vs 21) makes Jean Jacket Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 26), opening up a space where Jean Jacket Blue encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 26), opening up a space where Jean Jacket Blue encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 26), opening up a space where Jean Jacket Blue encloses it.
At LRV 51 vs 26, Pigeon is decisively the brighter choice.
Jean Jacket Blue reflects far more light (LRV 26 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Jean Jacket Blue reflects far more light (LRV 26 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 26), opening up a space where Jean Jacket Blue encloses it.
Jean Jacket Blue reflects far more light (LRV 26 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Saybrook Sage reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 26), opening up a space where Jean Jacket Blue encloses it.
A 5-point LRV gap (31 vs 26) makes Pale Green the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 26 vs 7, Jean Jacket Blue is decisively the brighter choice.