Casco Bay vs Dix Blue
Where Casco Bay belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Dix Blue is a Farrow & Ball color. Hue-wise, Casco Bay belongs to the blue family and Dix Blue to the blue-grey family. Dix Blue (LRV 41) reflects noticeably more light than Casco Bay (LRV 15), a difference of 26 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Casco Bay runs blue while Dix Blue is decidedly cool, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 30.1, 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.
Casco Bay vs Dix Blue in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Casco Bay 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.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Dix Blue reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Casco Bay.
Bathroom
Bathrooms are one of the few spaces where you're genuinely enclosed by the paint color, which makes the choice between these two more consequential. Dix Blue reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Casco Bay.
Color Details
Casco Bay vs Dix Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Casco Bay 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 Casco Bay comparisons
See how Casco Bay stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 83 vs 15, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
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Evergreen Fog reflects far more light (LRV 30 vs 15), opening up a space where Casco Bay encloses it.
Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 15), opening up a space where Casco Bay encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 15, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
A 12-point LRV gap (27 vs 15) makes Denim Drift the marginally brighter of the two.
French Gray reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 15), opening up a space where Casco Bay encloses it.
At LRV 55 vs 15, Tranquil Dawn is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 44 vs 15, Hardwick White is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 15), opening up a space where Casco Bay encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 15, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 15, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
A 3-point LRV gap (15 vs 12) makes Casco Bay the marginally brighter of the two.
A 7-point LRV gap (15 vs 8) makes Casco Bay the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 68 vs 15, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
A 3-point LRV gap (15 vs 12) makes Casco Bay the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 45 vs 15, Saybrook Sage is decisively the brighter choice.
Pale Green reflects far more light (LRV 31 vs 15), opening up a space where Casco Bay encloses it.
Casco Bay reads slightly lighter (LRV 15 vs 7), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.