Moroccan Flame vs Dix Blue
Moroccan Flame is a Dulux color while Dix Blue comes from Farrow & Ball. Hue-wise, Moroccan Flame belongs to the beige family and Dix Blue to the blue-grey family. At LRV 41 vs 28, Dix Blue will read as the brighter of the two — a 13-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. The tonal difference — Moroccan Flame's warm character against Dix Blue's cool — becomes most visible against white trim or in morning light. At ΔE 83.6, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Moroccan Flame vs Dix Blue in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Moroccan Flame 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. Dix Blue 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 Dix Blue will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Moroccan Flame would.
Color Details
Moroccan Flame vs Dix Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Moroccan Flame 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 Moroccan Flame comparisons
See how Moroccan Flame stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 83 vs 28, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 28), opening up a space where Moroccan Flame encloses it.
At LRV 28 vs 6, Moroccan Flame is decisively the brighter choice.
Purbeck Stone reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 28), opening up a space where Moroccan Flame encloses it.
With LRVs of 30 and 28, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 28), opening up a space where Moroccan Flame encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 28, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 28 vs 27), so neither reads brighter in a room.
French Gray reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 28), opening up a space where Moroccan Flame encloses it.
Moroccan Flame reflects far more light (LRV 28 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 55 vs 28, Tranquil Dawn is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 28 vs 13, Moroccan Flame is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 44 vs 28, Hardwick White is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 28), opening up a space where Moroccan Flame encloses it.
Moroccan Flame reads slightly lighter (LRV 28 vs 21), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 66 vs 28, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 28, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 28, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 28 vs 12, Moroccan Flame is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 28, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Calamine reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 28), opening up a space where Moroccan Flame encloses it.
Moroccan Flame reads slightly lighter (LRV 28 vs 25), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 28 vs 12, Moroccan Flame is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 45 vs 28, Saybrook Sage is decisively the brighter choice.
Pale Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 31 vs 28), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Moroccan Flame reflects far more light (LRV 28 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Moroccan Flame reads slightly lighter (LRV 28 vs 24), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Guilford Green reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 28), opening up a space where Moroccan Flame encloses it.
Just Walnut reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 28), opening up a space where Moroccan Flame encloses it.