Brick House Tan vs Dix Blue
Where Brick House Tan belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Dix Blue is a Farrow & Ball color. Hue-wise, Brick House Tan belongs to the beige-greige family and Dix Blue to the blue-grey family. Brick House Tan (LRV 50) reflects noticeably more light than Dix Blue (LRV 41), a difference of 9 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Brick House Tan 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 17.0, 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.
Brick House Tan vs Dix Blue in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Brick House Tan 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. Brick House Tan reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Dix Blue.
Color Details
Brick House Tan vs Dix Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Brick House Tan 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 Brick House Tan comparisons
See how Brick House Tan stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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At LRV 69 vs 50, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
Brick House Tan reflects far more light (LRV 50 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 52 vs 50), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 50 vs 30, Brick House Tan is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 52 and 50, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 10-point LRV gap (60 vs 50) makes Agreeable Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
Accessible Beige reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 50), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Brick House Tan reflects far more light (LRV 50 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
A 7-point LRV gap (50 vs 43) makes Brick House Tan the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 50 vs 4, Brick House Tan is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 50), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Brick House Tan reflects far more light (LRV 50 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Brick House Tan reads slightly lighter (LRV 50 vs 44), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 84 vs 50, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 50 vs 21, Brick House Tan is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 50), opening up a space where Brick House Tan encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 50), opening up a space where Brick House Tan encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 50), opening up a space where Brick House Tan encloses it.
Brick House Tan reflects far more light (LRV 50 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 50), opening up a space where Brick House Tan encloses it.
At LRV 68 vs 50, Calamine is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 50 vs 25, Brick House Tan is decisively the brighter choice.
Brick House Tan reflects far more light (LRV 50 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Brick House Tan reads slightly lighter (LRV 50 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 50 vs 31, Brick House Tan is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 50 vs 7, Brick House Tan is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 50 vs 24, Brick House Tan is decisively the brighter choice.
A 7-point LRV gap (57 vs 50) makes Guilford Green the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 72 vs 50, Just Walnut is decisively the brighter choice.