Winter Solstice vs Dix Blue
Where Winter Solstice belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Dix Blue is a Farrow & Ball color. Hue-wise, Winter Solstice belongs to the grey family and Dix Blue to the blue-grey family. Winter Solstice (LRV 51) reflects noticeably more light than Dix Blue (LRV 41), a difference of 10 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Winter Solstice 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 9.6 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.
Winter Solstice vs Dix Blue in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Winter Solstice 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.
Living Room
In a living room, color works across both daylight and evening light — the same wall can read very differently at noon and at 8pm. The LRV gap is large enough that Winter Solstice will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Dix Blue would.
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. Winter Solstice reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Dix Blue.
Color Details
Winter Solstice vs Dix Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Winter Solstice 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 Winter Solstice comparisons
See how Winter Solstice stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 83 vs 51, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 51), opening up a space where Winter Solstice encloses it.
At LRV 51 vs 6, Winter Solstice is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 52 and 51, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Winter Solstice reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 52 vs 51), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Agreeable Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 60 vs 51), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 7-point LRV gap (58 vs 51) makes Accessible Beige the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 51 vs 27, Winter Solstice is decisively the brighter choice.
Winter Solstice reads slightly lighter (LRV 51 vs 43), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Winter Solstice reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
A 4-point LRV gap (55 vs 51) makes Tranquil Dawn the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 51 vs 13, Winter Solstice is decisively the brighter choice.
A 7-point LRV gap (51 vs 44) makes Winter Solstice the marginally brighter of the two.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 51), opening up a space where Winter Solstice encloses it.
Winter Solstice reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 51, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 51, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 51, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 51 vs 12, Winter Solstice is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 51, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Calamine reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 51), opening up a space where Winter Solstice encloses it.
Winter Solstice reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.
At LRV 51 vs 12, Winter Solstice is decisively the brighter choice.
A 5-point LRV gap (51 vs 45) makes Winter Solstice the marginally brighter of the two.
Winter Solstice reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Winter Solstice reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Winter Solstice reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Guilford Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 57 vs 51), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Just Walnut reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 51), opening up a space where Winter Solstice encloses it.