Calypso Blue vs Hicks' Blue
Where Calypso Blue belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Hicks' Blue is a Little Greene color. These are both blues, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within blue to land. Calypso Blue has an LRV of 18. Both lean blue, so they'll behave similarly in mixed or changing light conditions. With a ΔE of 16.7, 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 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Calypso Blue vs Hicks' Blue in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Calypso Blue 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.
Front Door
A front door is a focal point — small color differences read clearly at this concentrated scale. 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
Calypso Blue vs Hicks' Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Calypso Blue 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 Calypso Blue comparisons
See how Calypso Blue stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 18), opening up a space where Calypso Blue encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 18, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 18 vs 6, Calypso Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Purbeck Stone reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 18), opening up a space where Calypso Blue encloses it.
Evergreen Fog reflects far more light (LRV 30 vs 18), opening up a space where Calypso Blue encloses it.
At LRV 52 vs 18, Mizzle is decisively the brighter choice.
Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 18), opening up a space where Calypso Blue encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 18, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
A 9-point LRV gap (27 vs 18) makes Denim Drift the marginally brighter of the two.
French Gray reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 18), opening up a space where Calypso Blue encloses it.
Calypso Blue reflects far more light (LRV 18 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 55 vs 18, Tranquil Dawn is decisively the brighter choice.
A 5-point LRV gap (18 vs 13) makes Calypso Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 44 vs 18, Hardwick White is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 18), opening up a space where Calypso Blue encloses it.
Artichoke reads slightly lighter (LRV 21 vs 18), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 66 vs 18, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 18, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 18, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
Pigeon reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 18), opening up a space where Calypso Blue encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (18 vs 12) makes Calypso Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
A 10-point LRV gap (18 vs 8) makes Calypso Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 68 vs 18, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Dix Blue reflects far more light (LRV 41 vs 18), opening up a space where Calypso Blue encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (18 vs 12) makes Calypso Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 45 vs 18, Saybrook Sage is decisively the brighter choice.
Pale Green reflects far more light (LRV 31 vs 18), opening up a space where Calypso Blue encloses it.
Calypso Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 18 vs 7), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.