Studio Clay vs Hicks' Blue
Where Studio Clay belongs to Behr's range, Hicks' Blue is a Little Greene color. Studio Clay reads as beige, while Hicks' Blue reads as blue — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Studio Clay has an LRV of 61. Studio Clay 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 51.9, 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 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Studio Clay vs Hicks' Blue in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Studio Clay 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
In a living room, color works across both daylight and evening light — the same wall can read very differently at noon and at 8pm. 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.
House
Seen across an entire facade, subtle tonal differences become pronounced. What reads as nearly the same on a chip often reads as clearly different at scale. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.
Color Details
Studio Clay vs Hicks' Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Studio Clay 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 Studio Clay comparisons
See how Studio Clay stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
A 8-point LRV gap (69 vs 61) makes Ammonite the marginally brighter of the two.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 61), opening up a space where Studio Clay encloses it.
Studio Clay reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
A 9-point LRV gap (61 vs 52) makes Studio Clay the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 61 vs 30, Studio Clay is decisively the brighter choice.
Studio Clay reads slightly lighter (LRV 61 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 61 vs 60), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Studio Clay reads slightly lighter (LRV 61 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Studio Clay reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 61 vs 43, Studio Clay is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 61 vs 4, Studio Clay is decisively the brighter choice.
Studio Clay reads slightly lighter (LRV 61 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Studio Clay reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Studio Clay reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 61, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 61 vs 21, Studio Clay is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 61), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 61), opening up a space where Studio Clay encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 61), opening up a space where Studio Clay encloses it.
A 11-point LRV gap (61 vs 51) makes Studio Clay the marginally brighter of the two.
Studio Clay reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Studio Clay reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 61), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 61 vs 41, Studio Clay is decisively the brighter choice.
Studio Clay reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Studio Clay reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 61 vs 31, Studio Clay is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 61 vs 7, Studio Clay is decisively the brighter choice.