Dusted Moss 1 vs Dix Blue
Where Dusted Moss 1 belongs to Dulux's range, Dix Blue is a Farrow & Ball color. Hue-wise, Dusted Moss 1 belongs to the greige-grey family and Dix Blue to the blue-grey family. Dix Blue (LRV 41) reflects noticeably more light than Dusted Moss 1 (LRV 33), a difference of 8 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Dusted Moss 1 runs warm while Dix Blue is decidedly cool, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 13.2, 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 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Dusted Moss 1 vs Dix Blue in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Dusted Moss 1 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
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 Dix Blue will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Dusted Moss 1 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. Dix Blue reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Dusted Moss 1.
Color Details
Dusted Moss 1 vs Dix Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Dusted Moss 1 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 Dusted Moss 1 comparisons
See how Dusted Moss 1 stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 33), opening up a space where Dusted Moss 1 encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 33, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 33 vs 6, Dusted Moss 1 is decisively the brighter choice.
Purbeck Stone reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 33), opening up a space where Dusted Moss 1 encloses it.
With LRVs of 33 and 30, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 52 vs 33, Mizzle is decisively the brighter choice.
Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 33), opening up a space where Dusted Moss 1 encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 33, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
A 6-point LRV gap (33 vs 27) makes Dusted Moss 1 the marginally brighter of the two.
French Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 43 vs 33), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Dusted Moss 1 reflects far more light (LRV 33 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 55 vs 33, Tranquil Dawn is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 33 vs 13, Dusted Moss 1 is decisively the brighter choice.
A 11-point LRV gap (44 vs 33) makes Hardwick White the marginally brighter of the two.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 33), opening up a space where Dusted Moss 1 encloses it.
Dusted Moss 1 reads slightly lighter (LRV 33 vs 21), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 66 vs 33, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 33, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 33, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
Pigeon reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 33), opening up a space where Dusted Moss 1 encloses it.
At LRV 33 vs 12, Dusted Moss 1 is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 33 vs 8, Dusted Moss 1 is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 33, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 33 vs 12, Dusted Moss 1 is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 45 vs 33, Saybrook Sage is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 33 and 31, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Dusted Moss 1 reflects far more light (LRV 33 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.