Mill Springs Blue vs Dix Blue
Where Mill Springs Blue belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Dix Blue is a Farrow & Ball color. Hue-wise, Mill Springs Blue belongs to the blue family and Dix Blue to the blue-grey family. Dix Blue (LRV 41) reflects noticeably more light than Mill Springs Blue (LRV 34), a difference of 7 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Mill Springs Blue runs green and blue while Dix Blue is decidedly cool, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. The ΔE 8.2 gap is real but not dramatic — close enough to use together, distinct enough to matter as a choice. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Mill Springs Blue vs Dix Blue in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Mill Springs Blue and Dix Blue are close enough that the difference can be hard to judge from a chip alone — these photos show how each reads at scale, across different spaces and lighting conditions.
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 brightness difference is modest but present — Dix Blue gives the walls a little more lift.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. Dix Blue reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
Mill Springs Blue vs Dix Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Mill Springs Blue 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 Mill Springs Blue comparisons
See how Mill Springs Blue stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 34), opening up a space where Mill Springs Blue encloses it.
At LRV 69 vs 34, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
Mill Springs Blue reflects far more light (LRV 34 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 52 vs 34, Purbeck Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
A 3-point LRV gap (34 vs 30) makes Mill Springs Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
Mizzle reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 34), opening up a space where Mill Springs Blue encloses it.
At LRV 60 vs 34, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 34), opening up a space where Mill Springs Blue encloses it.
Mill Springs Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 34 vs 27), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 10-point LRV gap (43 vs 34) makes French Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 34 vs 4, Mill Springs Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 34), opening up a space where Mill Springs Blue encloses it.
Mill Springs Blue reflects far more light (LRV 34 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Hardwick White reads slightly lighter (LRV 44 vs 34), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 84 vs 34, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 34 vs 21, Mill Springs Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 34), opening up a space where Mill Springs Blue encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 34), opening up a space where Mill Springs Blue encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 34), opening up a space where Mill Springs Blue encloses it.
Mill Springs Blue reflects far more light (LRV 34 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 34), opening up a space where Mill Springs Blue encloses it.
At LRV 68 vs 34, Calamine is decisively the brighter choice.
A 9-point LRV gap (34 vs 25) makes Mill Springs Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
Mill Springs Blue reflects far more light (LRV 34 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Saybrook Sage reads slightly lighter (LRV 45 vs 34), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 34 vs 31), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 34 vs 7, Mill Springs Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
A 9-point LRV gap (34 vs 24) makes Mill Springs Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 57 vs 34, Guilford Green is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 72 vs 34, Just Walnut is decisively the brighter choice.