Vapor Trails vs Dix Blue
Where Vapor Trails belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Dix Blue is a Farrow & Ball color. Hue-wise, Vapor Trails belongs to the greige-grey family and Dix Blue to the blue-grey family. Vapor Trails (LRV 61) reflects noticeably more light than Dix Blue (LRV 41), a difference of 20 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Vapor Trails runs yellow while Dix Blue is decidedly cool, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 15.7, 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.
Vapor Trails vs Dix Blue in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Vapor Trails 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.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Vapor Trails reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Dix Blue.
Color Details
Vapor Trails vs Dix Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Vapor Trails 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 Vapor Trails comparisons
See how Vapor Trails stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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A 7-point LRV gap (69 vs 61) makes Ammonite the marginally brighter of the two.
Vapor Trails reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
A 10-point LRV gap (61 vs 52) makes Vapor Trails the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 61 vs 30, Vapor Trails is decisively the brighter choice.
Vapor Trails reads slightly lighter (LRV 61 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 61 vs 60), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Vapor Trails reads slightly lighter (LRV 61 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Vapor Trails reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 61 vs 43, Vapor Trails is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 61 vs 4, Vapor Trails is decisively the brighter choice.
Vapor Trails reads slightly lighter (LRV 61 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Vapor Trails reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Vapor Trails reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 61, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 61 vs 21, Vapor Trails is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 61), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 61), opening up a space where Vapor Trails encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 61), opening up a space where Vapor Trails encloses it.
Vapor Trails reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 61), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 6-point LRV gap (68 vs 61) makes Calamine the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 61 vs 25, Vapor Trails is decisively the brighter choice.
Vapor Trails reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Vapor Trails reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 61 vs 31, Vapor Trails is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 61 vs 7, Vapor Trails is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 61 vs 24, Vapor Trails is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (61 vs 57) makes Vapor Trails the marginally brighter of the two.
A 11-point LRV gap (72 vs 61) makes Just Walnut the marginally brighter of the two.