Lavender Suede vs Hicks' Blue
Where Lavender Suede belongs to Behr's range, Hicks' Blue is a Little Greene color. Hue-wise, Lavender Suede belongs to the grey family and Hicks' Blue to the blue family. Lavender Suede has an LRV of 40. Lavender Suede runs red while Hicks' Blue is decidedly blue, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 37.3, 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 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Lavender Suede vs Hicks' Blue in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Lavender Suede 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.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.
Color Details
Lavender Suede vs Hicks' Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Lavender Suede 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 Lavender Suede comparisons
See how Lavender Suede stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 69 vs 40, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 40), opening up a space where Lavender Suede encloses it.
Lavender Suede reflects far more light (LRV 40 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 52 vs 40, Purbeck Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
A 9-point LRV gap (40 vs 30) makes Lavender Suede the marginally brighter of the two.
Mizzle reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 40), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 60 vs 40, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 40), opening up a space where Lavender Suede encloses it.
Lavender Suede reflects far more light (LRV 40 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
A 4-point LRV gap (43 vs 40) makes French Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 40 vs 4, Lavender Suede is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 40), opening up a space where Lavender Suede encloses it.
Lavender Suede reflects far more light (LRV 40 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Hardwick White reads slightly lighter (LRV 44 vs 40), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 84 vs 40, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 40 vs 21, Lavender Suede is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 40), opening up a space where Lavender Suede encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 40), opening up a space where Lavender Suede encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 40), opening up a space where Lavender Suede encloses it.
A 11-point LRV gap (51 vs 40) makes Pigeon the marginally brighter of the two.
Lavender Suede reflects far more light (LRV 40 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Lavender Suede reflects far more light (LRV 40 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 40), opening up a space where Lavender Suede encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 41 vs 40), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Lavender Suede reflects far more light (LRV 40 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Saybrook Sage reads slightly lighter (LRV 45 vs 40), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 9-point LRV gap (40 vs 31) makes Lavender Suede the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 40 vs 7, Lavender Suede is decisively the brighter choice.