Arctic Seal vs Dix Blue
Where Arctic Seal belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Dix Blue is a Farrow & Ball color. Hue-wise, Arctic Seal belongs to the grey family and Dix Blue to the blue-grey family. Dix Blue (LRV 41) reflects noticeably more light than Arctic Seal (LRV 16), a difference of 25 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Arctic Seal runs purple while Dix Blue is decidedly cool, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 26.5, 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 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Arctic Seal vs Dix Blue in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Arctic Seal 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.
House
Seen across an entire facade, subtle tonal differences become pronounced. What reads as nearly the same on a chip often reads as clearly different at scale. Dix Blue reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Arctic Seal.
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Arctic Seal vs Dix Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Arctic Seal 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.
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Denim Drift reads slightly lighter (LRV 27 vs 16), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 43 vs 16, French Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
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Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 16), opening up a space where Arctic Seal encloses it.
Arctic Seal reads slightly lighter (LRV 16 vs 13), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
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At LRV 84 vs 16, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
A 5-point LRV gap (21 vs 16) makes Artichoke the marginally brighter of the two.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 16), opening up a space where Arctic Seal encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 16), opening up a space where Arctic Seal encloses it.
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At LRV 51 vs 16, Pigeon is decisively the brighter choice.
Arctic Seal reads slightly lighter (LRV 16 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Arctic Seal reads slightly lighter (LRV 16 vs 8), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 16), opening up a space where Arctic Seal encloses it.
Arctic Seal reads slightly lighter (LRV 16 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Saybrook Sage reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 16), opening up a space where Arctic Seal encloses it.
At LRV 31 vs 16, Pale Green is decisively the brighter choice.
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