Graceful Sea vs Hicks' Blue
Graceful Sea is a Benjamin Moore color while Hicks' Blue comes from Little Greene. These are both blues, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within blue to land. Graceful Sea has an LRV of 49. They share a blue quality — useful to know if you're layering them in the same space. At ΔE 40.6, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below, 5 simulated room previews show how each color reads at scale — real-room photos will be added as they become available.
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Graceful Sea vs Hicks' Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Graceful Sea 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 Graceful Sea comparisons
See how Graceful Sea stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 69 vs 49, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 49), opening up a space where Graceful Sea encloses it.
Graceful Sea reflects far more light (LRV 49 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
A 3-point LRV gap (52 vs 49) makes Purbeck Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 49 vs 30, Graceful Sea is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 52 and 49, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 12-point LRV gap (60 vs 49) makes Agreeable Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
Accessible Beige reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 49), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Graceful Sea reflects far more light (LRV 49 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (49 vs 43) makes Graceful Sea the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 49 vs 4, Graceful Sea is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 49), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Graceful Sea reflects far more light (LRV 49 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Graceful Sea reads slightly lighter (LRV 49 vs 44), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 84 vs 49, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 49 vs 21, Graceful Sea is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 49), opening up a space where Graceful Sea encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 49), opening up a space where Graceful Sea encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 49), opening up a space where Graceful Sea encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 51 vs 49), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Graceful Sea reflects far more light (LRV 49 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Graceful Sea reflects far more light (LRV 49 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 49), opening up a space where Graceful Sea encloses it.
A 8-point LRV gap (49 vs 41) makes Graceful Sea the marginally brighter of the two.
Graceful Sea reflects far more light (LRV 49 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Graceful Sea reads slightly lighter (LRV 49 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 49 vs 31, Graceful Sea is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 49 vs 7, Graceful Sea is decisively the brighter choice.