14 Carrots vs Dix Blue
14 Carrots is a Benjamin Moore color while Dix Blue comes from Farrow & Ball. Hue-wise, 14 Carrots belongs to the beige family and Dix Blue to the blue-grey family. At LRV 41 vs 26, Dix Blue will read as the brighter of the two — a 15-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. The tonal difference — 14 Carrots's red character against Dix Blue's cool — becomes most visible against white trim or in morning light. At ΔE 70.3, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
14 Carrots vs Dix Blue in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing 14 Carrots 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.
Front Door
Front doors are seen in isolation against the rest of the facade, which makes them a high-stakes surface where even subtle differences matter. Dix Blue returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Color Details
14 Carrots vs Dix Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see 14 Carrots 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 14 Carrots comparisons
See how 14 Carrots stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 26), opening up a space where 14 Carrots encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 26, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 26 vs 6, 14 Carrots is decisively the brighter choice.
Purbeck Stone reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 26), opening up a space where 14 Carrots encloses it.
Evergreen Fog reads slightly lighter (LRV 30 vs 26), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 52 vs 26, Mizzle is decisively the brighter choice.
Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 26), opening up a space where 14 Carrots encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 26, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 27 vs 26), so neither reads brighter in a room.
French Gray reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 26), opening up a space where 14 Carrots encloses it.
14 Carrots reflects far more light (LRV 26 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 55 vs 26, Tranquil Dawn is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 26 vs 13, 14 Carrots is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 44 vs 26, Hardwick White is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 26), opening up a space where 14 Carrots encloses it.
14 Carrots reads slightly lighter (LRV 26 vs 21), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 66 vs 26, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 26, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 26, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
Pigeon reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 26), opening up a space where 14 Carrots encloses it.
At LRV 26 vs 12, 14 Carrots is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 26 vs 8, 14 Carrots is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 26, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 26 vs 12, 14 Carrots is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 45 vs 26, Saybrook Sage is decisively the brighter choice.
Pale Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 31 vs 26), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
14 Carrots reflects far more light (LRV 26 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.