Mozart Blue vs Dix Blue
Where Mozart Blue belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Dix Blue is a Farrow & Ball color. Hue-wise, Mozart Blue belongs to the blue family and Dix Blue to the blue-grey family. Dix Blue (LRV 41) reflects noticeably more light than Mozart Blue (LRV 17), a difference of 24 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Mozart Blue 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 27.3, 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 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Mozart Blue vs Dix Blue in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Mozart Blue 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.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. Dix Blue reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Mozart Blue.
Color Details
Mozart Blue vs Dix Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Mozart 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 Mozart Blue comparisons
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At LRV 52 vs 17, Mizzle is decisively the brighter choice.
Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 17), opening up a space where Mozart Blue encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 17, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
A 10-point LRV gap (27 vs 17) makes Denim Drift the marginally brighter of the two.
French Gray reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 17), opening up a space where Mozart Blue encloses it.
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At LRV 55 vs 17, Tranquil Dawn is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (17 vs 13) makes Mozart Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 44 vs 17, Hardwick White is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 66 vs 17, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 17, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 17, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
A 5-point LRV gap (17 vs 12) makes Mozart Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 68 vs 17, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
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Treron reads slightly lighter (LRV 25 vs 17), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
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At LRV 45 vs 17, Saybrook Sage is decisively the brighter choice.
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Just Walnut reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 17), opening up a space where Mozart Blue encloses it.