Washed out 13" display at BB

Probably just that one. My 13.3 is comparable to my HR AG. Love that screen.

Maybe someone messed with the display calibration.

My 13" MBA's screen is almost identical to my 15" Hi-Res MBP's screen from a "color pop" and presentation perspective. I barely notice any differences moving between the two.

My new little 11" MBA netbook screen looks horrid by comparison. Very washed out and this is new out of the box. I think the smaller screen tends to mask it somewhat but when you put them side by side you can see the difference.

I'm playing with the color calibration now to try and compensate a bit.

The 13" and 11" seem fairly similar in color capability. You can try this profile for the 11" to see if it's better.

https://forums.macrumors.com/posts/11371389/