Gray Shower vs Hicks' Blue
Gray Shower is a Benjamin Moore color while Hicks' Blue comes from Little Greene. Gray Shower reads as blue-grey, while Hicks' Blue reads as blue — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Gray Shower has an LRV of 18. They share a blue quality — useful to know if you're layering them in the same space. At ΔE 14.5, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Gray Shower vs Hicks' Blue in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Gray Shower 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.
Bedroom
Bedroom walls are often seen under warm artificial light, a context that shifts both colors from how they look on a 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.
Kitchen Cabinets
On cabinetry, undertone and temperature become more pronounced against countertops and hardware. 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
Gray Shower vs Hicks' Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Gray Shower 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 Gray Shower comparisons
See how Gray Shower 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 Gray Shower encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 18, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 18 vs 6, Gray Shower is decisively the brighter choice.
Purbeck Stone reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 18), opening up a space where Gray Shower encloses it.
Evergreen Fog reflects far more light (LRV 30 vs 18), opening up a space where Gray Shower 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 Gray Shower 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 Gray Shower encloses it.
Gray Shower 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 Gray Shower 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 Gray Shower 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 Gray Shower encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (18 vs 12) makes Gray Shower the marginally brighter of the two.
A 10-point LRV gap (18 vs 8) makes Gray Shower 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 Gray Shower encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (18 vs 12) makes Gray Shower 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 Gray Shower encloses it.
Gray Shower reads slightly lighter (LRV 18 vs 7), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.