Ice Milk vs Dix Blue
Where Ice Milk belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Dix Blue is a Farrow & Ball color. Ice Milk reads as beige-yellow, while Dix Blue reads as blue-grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Ice Milk (LRV 81) reflects noticeably more light than Dix Blue (LRV 41), a difference of 40 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Ice Milk 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 26.0, 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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Ice Milk vs Dix Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Ice Milk 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 81), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Ice Milk reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Ice Milk reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
Ice Milk reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 81 vs 58, Ice Milk is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 81 vs 27, Ice Milk is decisively the brighter choice.
Ice Milk reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
At LRV 81 vs 55, Ice Milk is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 81 vs 44, Ice Milk is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 84 and 81, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 81 vs 66, Ice Milk is decisively the brighter choice.
A 7-point LRV gap (81 vs 74) makes Ice Milk the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 81 vs 12, Ice Milk is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 81 vs 68, Ice Milk is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 81 vs 12, Ice Milk is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 81 vs 45, Ice Milk is decisively the brighter choice.
Ice Milk reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Ice Milk reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Ice Milk reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Ice Milk reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 57), opening up a space where Guilford Green encloses it.
Ice Milk reads slightly lighter (LRV 81 vs 72), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.