Dune White vs Dix Blue
Where Dune White belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Dix Blue is a Farrow & Ball color. Hue-wise, Dune White belongs to the beige-greige family and Dix Blue to the blue-grey family. Dune White (LRV 80) reflects noticeably more light than Dix Blue (LRV 41), a difference of 39 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Dune White runs warm while Dix Blue is decidedly cool, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 24.5, the contrast is hard to miss. These aren't variations on a theme — they're two different answers to the same question. Below, 5 simulated room previews show how each color reads at scale — real-room photos will be added as they become available.
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Dune White vs Dix Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Dune White 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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Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 83 vs 80), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Dune White reads slightly lighter (LRV 80 vs 69), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 80 vs 6, Dune White is decisively the brighter choice.
Dune White reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Dune White reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 80 vs 52, Dune White is decisively the brighter choice.
Dune White reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 80 vs 58, Dune White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 80 vs 27, Dune White is decisively the brighter choice.
Dune White reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Dune White reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 80 vs 55, Dune White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 80 vs 13, Dune White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 80 vs 44, Dune White is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reads slightly lighter (LRV 84 vs 80), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Dune White reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
At LRV 80 vs 66, Dune White is decisively the brighter choice.
A 6-point LRV gap (80 vs 74) makes Dune White the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 83 vs 80), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 80 vs 12, Dune White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 80 vs 68, Dune White is decisively the brighter choice.
Dune White reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 68), opening up a space where Calamine encloses it.
Dune White reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.
At LRV 80 vs 12, Dune White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 80 vs 45, Dune White is decisively the brighter choice.
Dune White reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Dune White reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Dune White reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Dune White reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 57), opening up a space where Guilford Green encloses it.
Dune White reads slightly lighter (LRV 80 vs 72), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.