Bennington Gray vs Dix Blue
Bennington Gray is a Benjamin Moore color while Dix Blue comes from Farrow & Ball. Hue-wise, Bennington Gray belongs to the beige-greige family and Dix Blue to the blue-grey family. At LRV 47 vs 41, Bennington Gray will read as the brighter of the two — a 6-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. The tonal difference — Bennington Gray's red character against Dix Blue's cool — becomes most visible against white trim or in morning light. At ΔE 18.5, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Bennington Gray vs Dix Blue in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Bennington Gray 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
Living rooms test a color across a full range of conditions — morning sun, afternoon shade, and evening lamp light all shift how both of these read. Bennington Gray has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
Dining Room
Dining room light is typically the warmest in the house, which shifts both colors toward the red end of the spectrum compared to daylight. Bennington Gray reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
House
At full exterior scale, the difference between these two colors becomes much easier to judge than from a small chip. The brightness difference is modest but present — Bennington Gray gives the walls a little more lift.
Color Details
Bennington Gray vs Dix Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Bennington Gray 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 Bennington Gray comparisons
See how Bennington Gray stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 47), opening up a space where Bennington Gray encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 47, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 47 vs 6, Bennington Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Purbeck Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 47), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Bennington Gray reflects far more light (LRV 47 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
A 5-point LRV gap (52 vs 47) makes Mizzle the marginally brighter of the two.
Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 47), opening up a space where Bennington Gray encloses it.
A 11-point LRV gap (58 vs 47) makes Accessible Beige the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 47 vs 27, Bennington Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Bennington Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 47 vs 43), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Bennington Gray reflects far more light (LRV 47 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
A 8-point LRV gap (55 vs 47) makes Tranquil Dawn the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 47 vs 13, Bennington Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
A 3-point LRV gap (47 vs 44) makes Bennington Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 47), opening up a space where Bennington Gray encloses it.
Bennington Gray reflects far more light (LRV 47 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 47, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 47, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 47, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
Pigeon reads slightly lighter (LRV 51 vs 47), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 47 vs 12, Bennington Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 47 vs 8, Bennington Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 47, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 47 vs 12, Bennington Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 47 vs 45), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Bennington Gray reflects far more light (LRV 47 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Bennington Gray reflects far more light (LRV 47 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.