Silver Drop vs Hicks' Blue
Silver Drop is a Behr color while Hicks' Blue comes from Little Greene. Hue-wise, Silver Drop belongs to the grey family and Hicks' Blue to the blue family. Silver Drop has an LRV of 70. The tonal difference — Silver Drop's yellow character against Hicks' Blue's blue — becomes most visible against white trim or in morning light. At ΔE 14.7, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Silver Drop vs Hicks' Blue in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Silver Drop 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.
Bedroom
Bedroom walls are often seen under warm artificial light, a context that shifts both colors from how they look on a chip. Side by side like this, the difference is easy to read — which is exactly why seeing them in a real space is more useful than comparing chips.
Bathroom
Bathrooms amplify color — the enclosed space and reflective surfaces make what reads subtle elsewhere feel more present here. Side by side like this, the difference is easy to read — which is exactly why seeing them in a real space is more useful than comparing chips.
Color Details
Silver Drop vs Hicks' Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Silver Drop 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 Silver Drop comparisons
See how Silver Drop stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
With LRVs of 70 and 69, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 83 vs 70, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 70 vs 6, Silver Drop is decisively the brighter choice.
Silver Drop reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Silver Drop reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 70 vs 52, Silver Drop is decisively the brighter choice.
Silver Drop reads slightly lighter (LRV 70 vs 60), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 70 vs 58, Silver Drop is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 70 vs 27, Silver Drop is decisively the brighter choice.
Silver Drop reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Silver Drop reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 70 vs 55, Silver Drop is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 70 vs 13, Silver Drop is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 70 vs 44, Silver Drop is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 70), opening up a space where Silver Drop encloses it.
Silver Drop reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
A 4-point LRV gap (70 vs 66) makes Silver Drop the marginally brighter of the two.
A 4-point LRV gap (74 vs 70) makes Shoji White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 83 vs 70, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
Silver Drop reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 51), opening up a space where Pigeon encloses it.
At LRV 70 vs 12, Silver Drop is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 70 vs 8, Silver Drop is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 70 vs 68), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Silver Drop reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 70 vs 12, Silver Drop is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 70 vs 45, Silver Drop is decisively the brighter choice.
Silver Drop reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Silver Drop reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.