Elephant Tusk vs Dix Blue
Where Elephant Tusk belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Dix Blue is a Farrow & Ball color. Elephant Tusk reads as beige-yellow, while Dix Blue reads as blue-grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Elephant Tusk (LRV 70) reflects noticeably more light than Dix Blue (LRV 41), a difference of 29 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Elephant Tusk runs yellow while Dix Blue is decidedly cool, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 23.3, 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.
Elephant Tusk vs Dix Blue in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Elephant Tusk 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 Elephant Tusk will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Dix Blue would.
Color Details
Elephant Tusk vs Dix Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Elephant Tusk 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 Elephant Tusk comparisons
See how Elephant Tusk stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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At LRV 70 vs 52, Elephant Tusk is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 70 vs 27, Elephant Tusk is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 70 vs 55, Elephant Tusk is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 70 vs 13, Elephant Tusk is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 70 vs 44, Elephant Tusk is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 83 vs 70, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 70 vs 12, Elephant Tusk is decisively the brighter choice.
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With LRVs of 70 and 68, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Elephant Tusk reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.
At LRV 70 vs 12, Elephant Tusk is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 70 vs 45, Elephant Tusk is decisively the brighter choice.
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