Venus Teal vs Hicks' Blue
Venus Teal is a Behr color while Hicks' Blue comes from Little Greene. Both sit in the blue family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. Venus Teal has an LRV of 33. They share a blue quality — useful to know if you're layering them in the same space. At ΔE 30.6, 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.
Venus Teal vs Hicks' Blue in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Venus Teal 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.
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At full exterior scale, the difference between these two colors becomes much easier to judge than from a small 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.
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Venus Teal vs Hicks' Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Venus Teal 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 Venus Teal comparisons
See how Venus Teal stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 69 vs 33, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 33), opening up a space where Venus Teal encloses it.
Venus Teal reflects far more light (LRV 33 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 52 vs 33, Purbeck Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 33 vs 30), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Mizzle reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 33), opening up a space where Venus Teal encloses it.
At LRV 60 vs 33, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 33), opening up a space where Venus Teal encloses it.
Venus Teal reads slightly lighter (LRV 33 vs 27), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 11-point LRV gap (43 vs 33) makes French Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 33 vs 4, Venus Teal is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 33), opening up a space where Venus Teal encloses it.
Venus Teal reflects far more light (LRV 33 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Hardwick White reads slightly lighter (LRV 44 vs 33), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 84 vs 33, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
A 11-point LRV gap (33 vs 21) makes Venus Teal the marginally brighter of the two.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 33), opening up a space where Venus Teal encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 33), opening up a space where Venus Teal encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 33), opening up a space where Venus Teal encloses it.
At LRV 51 vs 33, Pigeon is decisively the brighter choice.
Venus Teal reflects far more light (LRV 33 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Venus Teal reflects far more light (LRV 33 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 33), opening up a space where Venus Teal encloses it.
A 8-point LRV gap (41 vs 33) makes Dix Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
Venus Teal reflects far more light (LRV 33 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Saybrook Sage reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 33), opening up a space where Venus Teal encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 33 vs 31), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 33 vs 7, Venus Teal is decisively the brighter choice.