Snow White vs Dix Blue
Where Snow White belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Dix Blue is a Farrow & Ball color. Hue-wise, Snow White belongs to the green-white family and Dix Blue to the blue-grey family. Snow White (LRV 87) reflects noticeably more light than Dix Blue (LRV 41), a difference of 46 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Snow White runs green while Dix Blue is decidedly cool, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 27.1, 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.
Snow White vs Dix Blue in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Snow White 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.
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. Snow White reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Dix Blue.
Color Details
Snow White vs Dix Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Snow White 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 Snow White comparisons
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A 4-point LRV gap (87 vs 83) makes Snow White the marginally brighter of the two.
Snow White reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 69), opening up a space where Ammonite encloses it.
At LRV 87 vs 6, Snow White is decisively the brighter choice.
Snow White reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Snow White reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 87 vs 52, Snow White is decisively the brighter choice.
Snow White reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 87 vs 58, Snow White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 87 vs 27, Snow White is decisively the brighter choice.
Snow White reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Snow White reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 87 vs 55, Snow White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 87 vs 13, Snow White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 87 vs 44, Snow White is decisively the brighter choice.
Snow White reads slightly lighter (LRV 87 vs 84), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Snow White reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
At LRV 87 vs 66, Snow White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 87 vs 74, Snow White is decisively the brighter choice.
A 5-point LRV gap (87 vs 83) makes Snow White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 87 vs 12, Snow White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 87 vs 68, Snow White is decisively the brighter choice.
Snow White reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 68), opening up a space where Calamine encloses it.
Snow White reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.
At LRV 87 vs 12, Snow White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 87 vs 45, Snow White is decisively the brighter choice.
Snow White reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Snow White reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Snow White reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Snow White reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 57), opening up a space where Guilford Green encloses it.
Snow White reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 72), opening up a space where Just Walnut encloses it.