Puritan Gray vs Dix Blue
Where Puritan Gray belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Dix Blue is a Farrow & Ball color. Hue-wise, Puritan Gray belongs to the grey family and Dix Blue to the blue-grey family. Dix Blue (LRV 41) reflects noticeably more light than Puritan Gray (LRV 34), a difference of 7 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Puritan Gray runs green while Dix Blue is decidedly cool, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. The ΔE 7.5 gap is real but not dramatic — close enough to use together, distinct enough to matter as a choice. Below you'll find 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Puritan Gray vs Dix Blue in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Puritan Gray 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.
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. Dix Blue reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
House
Seen across an entire facade, subtle tonal differences become pronounced. What reads as nearly the same on a chip often reads as clearly different at scale. Dix Blue reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
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
Puritan Gray vs Dix Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Puritan Gray 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 Puritan Gray comparisons
See how Puritan Gray stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 83 vs 34, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 34), opening up a space where Puritan Gray encloses it.
At LRV 34 vs 6, Puritan Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Purbeck Stone reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 34), opening up a space where Puritan Gray encloses it.
Puritan Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 34 vs 30), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 52 vs 34, Mizzle is decisively the brighter choice.
Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 34), opening up a space where Puritan Gray encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 34, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
A 7-point LRV gap (34 vs 27) makes Puritan Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
French Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 43 vs 34), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Puritan Gray reflects far more light (LRV 34 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 55 vs 34, Tranquil Dawn is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 34 vs 13, Puritan Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
A 9-point LRV gap (44 vs 34) makes Hardwick White the marginally brighter of the two.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 34), opening up a space where Puritan Gray encloses it.
Puritan Gray reflects far more light (LRV 34 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 34, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 34, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 34, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 34 vs 12, Puritan Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 34, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Calamine reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 34), opening up a space where Puritan Gray encloses it.
Puritan Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 34 vs 25), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 34 vs 12, Puritan Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
A 11-point LRV gap (45 vs 34) makes Saybrook Sage the marginally brighter of the two.
Puritan Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 34 vs 31), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Puritan Gray reflects far more light (LRV 34 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Puritan Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 34 vs 24), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Guilford Green reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 34), opening up a space where Puritan Gray encloses it.
Just Walnut reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 34), opening up a space where Puritan Gray encloses it.