Weston Flax vs Dix Blue
Weston Flax is a Benjamin Moore color while Dix Blue comes from Farrow & Ball. Hue-wise, Weston Flax belongs to the beige-yellow family and Dix Blue to the blue-grey family. At LRV 76 vs 41, Weston Flax will read as the brighter of the two — a 35-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. The tonal difference — Weston Flax's yellow character against Dix Blue's cool — becomes most visible against white trim or in morning light. At ΔE 31.6, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Weston Flax vs Dix Blue in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Weston Flax 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.
Living Room
Living rooms test a color across a full range of conditions — morning sun, afternoon shade, and evening lamp light all shift how both of these read. Weston Flax returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Bathroom
Bathrooms amplify color — the enclosed space and reflective surfaces make what reads subtle elsewhere feel more present here. The LRV gap is large enough that Weston Flax will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Dix Blue would.
House
At full exterior scale, the difference between these two colors becomes much easier to judge than from a small chip. The LRV gap is large enough that Weston Flax will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Dix Blue would.
Kitchen Cabinets
On cabinetry, undertone and temperature become more pronounced against countertops and hardware. The LRV gap is large enough that Weston Flax will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Dix Blue would.
Color Details
Weston Flax vs Dix Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Weston Flax 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 Weston Flax comparisons
See how Weston Flax stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
A 8-point LRV gap (76 vs 69) makes Weston Flax the marginally brighter of the two.
White Dove reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 76), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Weston Flax reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 76 vs 52, Weston Flax is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 76 vs 30, Weston Flax is decisively the brighter choice.
Weston Flax reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
At LRV 76 vs 60, Weston Flax is decisively the brighter choice.
Weston Flax reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 58), opening up a space where Accessible Beige encloses it.
Weston Flax reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 76 vs 43, Weston Flax is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 76 vs 4, Weston Flax is decisively the brighter choice.
Weston Flax reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Weston Flax reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Weston Flax reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
A 8-point LRV gap (84 vs 76) makes Pure White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 76 vs 21, Weston Flax is decisively the brighter choice.
Weston Flax reads slightly lighter (LRV 76 vs 66), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 76 and 74, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Snowbound reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 76), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 76 vs 51, Weston Flax is decisively the brighter choice.
Weston Flax reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Weston Flax reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Weston Flax reads slightly lighter (LRV 76 vs 68), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Weston Flax reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Weston Flax reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 76 vs 31, Weston Flax is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 76 vs 7, Weston Flax is decisively the brighter choice.