French Silver vs Hicks' Blue
French Silver is a Behr color while Hicks' Blue comes from Little Greene. French Silver reads as grey, while Hicks' Blue reads as blue — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. French Silver has an LRV of 50. They share a blue quality — useful to know if you're layering them in the same space. At ΔE 41.1, 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.
French Silver vs Hicks' Blue in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing French Silver 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.
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. At this scale, the choice between them becomes clear in a way that a swatch alone can't communicate.
Color Details
French Silver vs Hicks' Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see French Silver 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 French Silver comparisons
See how French Silver stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 69 vs 50, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 50), opening up a space where French Silver encloses it.
French Silver reflects far more light (LRV 50 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 52 vs 50), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 50 vs 30, French Silver is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 52 and 50, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 11-point LRV gap (60 vs 50) makes Agreeable Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
Accessible Beige reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 50), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
French Silver reflects far more light (LRV 50 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (50 vs 43) makes French Silver the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 50 vs 4, French Silver is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 50), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
French Silver reflects far more light (LRV 50 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
French Silver reads slightly lighter (LRV 50 vs 44), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 84 vs 50, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 50 vs 21, French Silver is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 50), opening up a space where French Silver encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 50), opening up a space where French Silver encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 50), opening up a space where French Silver encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 51 vs 50), so neither reads brighter in a room.
French Silver reflects far more light (LRV 50 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
French Silver reflects far more light (LRV 50 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 50), opening up a space where French Silver encloses it.
A 9-point LRV gap (50 vs 41) makes French Silver the marginally brighter of the two.
French Silver reflects far more light (LRV 50 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
French Silver reads slightly lighter (LRV 50 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 50 vs 31, French Silver is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 50 vs 7, French Silver is decisively the brighter choice.