Iced Slate vs Dix Blue
Where Iced Slate belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Dix Blue is a Farrow & Ball color. Hue-wise, Iced Slate belongs to the blue family and Dix Blue to the blue-grey family. Iced Slate (LRV 58) reflects noticeably more light than Dix Blue (LRV 41), a difference of 17 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Iced Slate runs blue while Dix Blue is decidedly cool, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 13.7, 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 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Iced Slate vs Dix Blue in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Iced Slate 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 Iced Slate will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Dix Blue would.
Dining Room
A dining room lit by a dimmed pendant or candles is one of the most forgiving environments for paint — warm light softens almost everything. Iced Slate returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Bathroom
Bathrooms are one of the few spaces where you're genuinely enclosed by the paint color, which makes the choice between these two more consequential. Iced Slate reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Dix Blue.
Front Door
A front door is a focal point — small color differences read clearly at this concentrated scale. The LRV gap is large enough that Iced Slate will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Dix Blue would.
Color Details
Iced Slate vs Dix Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Iced Slate 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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