Flowerpot vs Hicks' Blue
Flowerpot is a Behr color while Hicks' Blue comes from Little Greene. Flowerpot reads as beige-pink, while Hicks' Blue reads as blue — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Flowerpot has an LRV of 49. The tonal difference — Flowerpot's red character against Hicks' Blue's blue — becomes most visible against white trim or in morning light. At ΔE 49.0, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Flowerpot vs Hicks' Blue in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Flowerpot and Hicks' Blue in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
Front Door
Front doors are seen in isolation against the rest of the facade, which makes them a high-stakes surface where even subtle differences matter. At this scale, the choice between them becomes clear in a way that a swatch alone can't communicate.
Color Details
Flowerpot vs Hicks' Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Flowerpot on one side and Hicks' 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 Flowerpot comparisons
See how Flowerpot stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 49), opening up a space where Flowerpot encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 52 vs 49), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 49 vs 30, Flowerpot is decisively the brighter choice.
A 11-point LRV gap (60 vs 49) makes Agreeable Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
Accessible Beige reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 49), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Flowerpot reflects far more light (LRV 49 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (49 vs 43) makes Flowerpot the marginally brighter of the two.
Tranquil Dawn reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 49), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Flowerpot reads slightly lighter (LRV 49 vs 44), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 84 vs 49, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 49), opening up a space where Flowerpot encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 49), opening up a space where Flowerpot encloses it.
Flowerpot reflects far more light (LRV 49 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Flowerpot reflects far more light (LRV 49 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 49), opening up a space where Flowerpot encloses it.
Flowerpot reflects far more light (LRV 49 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Flowerpot reads slightly lighter (LRV 49 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 49 vs 31, Flowerpot is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 49 vs 7, Flowerpot is decisively the brighter choice.