Finnie Gray vs Dix Blue
Where Finnie Gray belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Dix Blue is a Farrow & Ball color. Hue-wise, Finnie Gray belongs to the beige-greige family and Dix Blue to the blue-grey family. They have nearly identical light reflectance values (42 vs 41), so they'll read as similarly Medium in most lighting conditions. Finnie Gray 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 13.9, 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 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Finnie Gray vs Dix Blue in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Finnie Gray 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 temperature contrast between Finnie Gray and Dix Blue is what sets these apart most in this context.
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. Finnie Gray brings more warmth to the space, while Dix Blue keeps things cooler and crisper.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. Finnie Gray brings more warmth to the space, while Dix Blue keeps things cooler and crisper.
Color Details
Finnie Gray vs Dix Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Finnie Gray 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 Finnie Gray comparisons
See how Finnie Gray stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 83 vs 42, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 42), opening up a space where Finnie Gray encloses it.
At LRV 42 vs 6, Finnie Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Purbeck Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 42), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Finnie Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 42 vs 30), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 10-point LRV gap (52 vs 42) makes Mizzle the marginally brighter of the two.
Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 42), opening up a space where Finnie Gray encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 42, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 42 vs 27, Finnie Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 43 and 42, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Finnie Gray reflects far more light (LRV 42 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 55 vs 42, Tranquil Dawn is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 42 vs 13, Finnie Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 44 vs 42), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 42), opening up a space where Finnie Gray encloses it.
Finnie Gray reflects far more light (LRV 42 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 42, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 42, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 42, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 42 vs 12, Finnie Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 42, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Calamine reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 42), opening up a space where Finnie Gray encloses it.
Finnie Gray reflects far more light (LRV 42 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.
At LRV 42 vs 12, Finnie Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (45 vs 42) makes Saybrook Sage the marginally brighter of the two.
Finnie Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 42 vs 31), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Finnie Gray reflects far more light (LRV 42 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Finnie Gray reflects far more light (LRV 42 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Guilford Green reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 42), opening up a space where Finnie Gray encloses it.
Just Walnut reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 42), opening up a space where Finnie Gray encloses it.