Studio Taupe vs Hicks' Blue
Where Studio Taupe belongs to Behr's range, Hicks' Blue is a Little Greene color. Studio Taupe reads as greige-grey, while Hicks' Blue reads as blue — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Studio Taupe has an LRV of 32. Studio Taupe 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 34.7, 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 Taupe vs Hicks' Blue in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Studio Taupe 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.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.
Color Details
Studio Taupe vs Hicks' Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Studio Taupe 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 Taupe comparisons
See how Studio Taupe stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 69 vs 32, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 32), opening up a space where Studio Taupe encloses it.
Studio Taupe reflects far more light (LRV 32 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 52 vs 32, Purbeck Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 32 vs 30), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Mizzle reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 32), opening up a space where Studio Taupe encloses it.
At LRV 60 vs 32, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 32), opening up a space where Studio Taupe encloses it.
Studio Taupe reads slightly lighter (LRV 32 vs 27), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 11-point LRV gap (43 vs 32) makes French Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 32 vs 4, Studio Taupe is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 32), opening up a space where Studio Taupe encloses it.
Studio Taupe reflects far more light (LRV 32 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Hardwick White reads slightly lighter (LRV 44 vs 32), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 84 vs 32, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
A 11-point LRV gap (32 vs 21) makes Studio Taupe the marginally brighter of the two.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 32), opening up a space where Studio Taupe encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 32), opening up a space where Studio Taupe encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 32), opening up a space where Studio Taupe encloses it.
At LRV 51 vs 32, Pigeon is decisively the brighter choice.
Studio Taupe reflects far more light (LRV 32 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Studio Taupe reflects far more light (LRV 32 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 32), opening up a space where Studio Taupe encloses it.
A 9-point LRV gap (41 vs 32) makes Dix Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
Studio Taupe reflects far more light (LRV 32 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Saybrook Sage reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 32), opening up a space where Studio Taupe encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 32 vs 31), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 32 vs 7, Studio Taupe is decisively the brighter choice.