Silver Mink vs Dix Blue
Where Silver Mink belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Dix Blue is a Farrow & Ball color. Both sit in the blue-grey family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. Silver Mink (LRV 44) reflects noticeably more light than Dix Blue (LRV 41), a difference of 3 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Silver Mink 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 5.0 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.
Silver Mink vs Dix Blue in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Silver Mink 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.
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 brings more warmth to the space, while Silver Mink keeps things cooler and crisper.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. Dix Blue brings more warmth to the space, while Silver Mink keeps things cooler and crisper.
Color Details
Silver Mink vs Dix Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Silver Mink 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 Silver Mink comparisons
See how Silver Mink stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 69 vs 44, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 44), opening up a space where Silver Mink encloses it.
Silver Mink reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
A 8-point LRV gap (52 vs 44) makes Purbeck Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 44 vs 30, Silver Mink is decisively the brighter choice.
Mizzle reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 44), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 60 vs 44, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 44), opening up a space where Silver Mink encloses it.
Silver Mink reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 44 vs 43), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 44 vs 4, Silver Mink is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 44), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Silver Mink reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
With LRVs of 44 and 44, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 84 vs 44, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 44 vs 21, Silver Mink is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 44), opening up a space where Silver Mink encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 44), opening up a space where Silver Mink encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 44), opening up a space where Silver Mink encloses it.
A 7-point LRV gap (51 vs 44) makes Pigeon the marginally brighter of the two.
Silver Mink reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Silver Mink reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 44), opening up a space where Silver Mink encloses it.
Silver Mink reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
With LRVs of 45 and 44, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 44 vs 31, Silver Mink is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 44 vs 7, Silver Mink is decisively the brighter choice.