Boston Brick vs Dix Blue
Where Boston Brick belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Dix Blue is a Farrow & Ball color. Boston Brick reads as pink-red, while Dix Blue reads as blue-grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Dix Blue (LRV 41) reflects noticeably more light than Boston Brick (LRV 12), a difference of 29 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Boston Brick runs red while Dix Blue is decidedly cool, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 48.5, 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 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Boston Brick vs Dix Blue in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Boston Brick 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 Dix Blue will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Boston Brick would.
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 Boston Brick.
Color Details
Boston Brick vs Dix Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Boston Brick 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 Boston Brick comparisons
See how Boston Brick stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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At LRV 52 vs 12, Mizzle is decisively the brighter choice.
Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 12), opening up a space where Boston Brick encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 12, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 27 vs 12, Denim Drift is decisively the brighter choice.
French Gray reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 12), opening up a space where Boston Brick encloses it.
Boston Brick reads slightly lighter (LRV 12 vs 4), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 55 vs 12, Tranquil Dawn is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 44 vs 12, Hardwick White is decisively the brighter choice.
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Artichoke reads slightly lighter (LRV 21 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 66 vs 12, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 12, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 12, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 68 vs 12, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
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Treron reflects far more light (LRV 25 vs 12), opening up a space where Boston Brick encloses it.
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At LRV 45 vs 12, Saybrook Sage is decisively the brighter choice.
Pale Green reflects far more light (LRV 31 vs 12), opening up a space where Boston Brick encloses it.
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Cement grey reflects far more light (LRV 24 vs 12), opening up a space where Boston Brick encloses it.
Guilford Green reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 12), opening up a space where Boston Brick encloses it.
Just Walnut reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 12), opening up a space where Boston Brick encloses it.