Horizon vs Dix Blue
Horizon is a Benjamin Moore color while Dix Blue comes from Farrow & Ball. Hue-wise, Horizon belongs to the green-grey family and Dix Blue to the blue-grey family. At LRV 73 vs 41, Horizon will read as the brighter of the two — a 32-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. The tonal difference — Horizon's green character against Dix Blue's cool — becomes most visible against white trim or in morning light. At ΔE 20.7, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Horizon vs Dix Blue in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Horizon 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
Living rooms test a color across a full range of conditions — morning sun, afternoon shade, and evening lamp light all shift how both of these read. Horizon returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Bedroom
Bedroom walls are often seen under warm artificial light, a context that shifts both colors from how they look on a chip. The LRV gap is large enough that Horizon will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Dix Blue would.
Bathroom
Bathrooms amplify color — the enclosed space and reflective surfaces make what reads subtle elsewhere feel more present here. The LRV gap is large enough that Horizon will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Dix Blue would.
Color Details
Horizon vs Dix Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Horizon 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 Horizon comparisons
See how Horizon stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
A 10-point LRV gap (83 vs 73) makes White Dove the marginally brighter of the two.
Horizon reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Horizon reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
Horizon reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 73 vs 58, Horizon is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 73 vs 27, Horizon is decisively the brighter choice.
Horizon reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
At LRV 73 vs 55, Horizon is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 73 vs 44, Horizon is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reads slightly lighter (LRV 84 vs 73), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 7-point LRV gap (73 vs 66) makes Horizon the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 74 vs 73), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 73 vs 12, Horizon is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 73 vs 8, Horizon is decisively the brighter choice.
A 5-point LRV gap (73 vs 68) makes Horizon the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 73 vs 12, Horizon is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 73 vs 45, Horizon is decisively the brighter choice.
Horizon reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Horizon reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.