Secluded Beach vs Dix Blue
Where Secluded Beach belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Dix Blue is a Farrow & Ball color. Hue-wise, Secluded Beach belongs to the beige family and Dix Blue to the blue-grey family. Secluded Beach (LRV 74) reflects noticeably more light than Dix Blue (LRV 41), a difference of 33 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Secluded Beach runs red while Dix Blue is decidedly cool, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 30.5, 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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Secluded Beach vs Dix Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Secluded Beach 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 Secluded Beach comparisons
See how Secluded Beach stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 74), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 5-point LRV gap (74 vs 69) makes Secluded Beach the marginally brighter of the two.
Secluded Beach reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 74 vs 52, Secluded Beach is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 30, Secluded Beach is decisively the brighter choice.
Secluded Beach reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
At LRV 74 vs 60, Secluded Beach is decisively the brighter choice.
Secluded Beach reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 58), opening up a space where Accessible Beige encloses it.
Secluded Beach reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 74 vs 43, Secluded Beach is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 4, Secluded Beach is decisively the brighter choice.
Secluded Beach reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Secluded Beach reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Secluded Beach reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
A 10-point LRV gap (84 vs 74) makes Pure White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 74 vs 21, Secluded Beach is decisively the brighter choice.
Secluded Beach reads slightly lighter (LRV 74 vs 66), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 74 and 74, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Snowbound reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 74), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Secluded Beach reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Secluded Beach reads slightly lighter (LRV 74 vs 68), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 7-point LRV gap (74 vs 68) makes Secluded Beach the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 74 vs 25, Secluded Beach is decisively the brighter choice.
Secluded Beach reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Secluded Beach reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 74 vs 31, Secluded Beach is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 7, Secluded Beach is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 24, Secluded Beach is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 57, Secluded Beach is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 74 vs 72), so neither reads brighter in a room.