Lemon Spirit vs Dix Blue
Where Lemon Spirit belongs to Dulux's range, Dix Blue is a Farrow & Ball color. Lemon Spirit reads as beige-yellow, while Dix Blue reads as blue-grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Lemon Spirit (LRV 90) reflects noticeably more light than Dix Blue (LRV 41), a difference of 49 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Lemon Spirit runs warm while Dix Blue is decidedly cool, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 35.2, 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 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Lemon Spirit vs Dix Blue in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Lemon Spirit 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 Lemon Spirit will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Dix Blue would.
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. Lemon Spirit reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Dix Blue.
Color Details
Lemon Spirit vs Dix Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Lemon Spirit 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 Lemon Spirit comparisons
See how Lemon Spirit stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 90 vs 69, Lemon Spirit is decisively the brighter choice.
Lemon Spirit reads slightly lighter (LRV 90 vs 83), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Lemon Spirit reflects far more light (LRV 90 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 90 vs 52, Lemon Spirit is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 90 vs 30, Lemon Spirit is decisively the brighter choice.
Lemon Spirit reflects far more light (LRV 90 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
At LRV 90 vs 60, Lemon Spirit is decisively the brighter choice.
Lemon Spirit reflects far more light (LRV 90 vs 58), opening up a space where Accessible Beige encloses it.
Lemon Spirit reflects far more light (LRV 90 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 90 vs 43, Lemon Spirit is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 90 vs 4, Lemon Spirit is decisively the brighter choice.
Lemon Spirit reflects far more light (LRV 90 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Lemon Spirit reflects far more light (LRV 90 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Lemon Spirit reflects far more light (LRV 90 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (90 vs 84) makes Lemon Spirit the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 90 vs 21, Lemon Spirit is decisively the brighter choice.
Lemon Spirit reflects far more light (LRV 90 vs 66), opening up a space where Balboa Mist encloses it.
Lemon Spirit reflects far more light (LRV 90 vs 74), opening up a space where Shoji White encloses it.
Lemon Spirit reads slightly lighter (LRV 90 vs 83), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 90 vs 51, Lemon Spirit is decisively the brighter choice.
Lemon Spirit reflects far more light (LRV 90 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Lemon Spirit reflects far more light (LRV 90 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Lemon Spirit reflects far more light (LRV 90 vs 68), opening up a space where Skimming Stone encloses it.
Lemon Spirit reflects far more light (LRV 90 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Lemon Spirit reflects far more light (LRV 90 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 90 vs 31, Lemon Spirit is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 90 vs 7, Lemon Spirit is decisively the brighter choice.