Randolph Blue vs Hicks' Blue
Randolph Blue is a Benjamin Moore 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. Randolph Blue has an LRV of 22. They share a blue quality — useful to know if you're layering them in the same space. At ΔE 19.8, 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.
Randolph Blue vs Hicks' Blue in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Randolph 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
Front doors are seen in isolation against the rest of the facade, which makes them a high-stakes surface where even subtle differences matter. At this scale, the choice between them becomes clear in a way that a swatch alone can't communicate.
Color Details
Randolph Blue vs Hicks' Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Randolph 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 Randolph Blue comparisons
See how Randolph Blue stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 22), opening up a space where Randolph Blue encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 22, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 22 vs 6, Randolph Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Purbeck Stone reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 22), opening up a space where Randolph Blue encloses it.
Evergreen Fog reads slightly lighter (LRV 30 vs 22), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 52 vs 22, Mizzle is decisively the brighter choice.
Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 22), opening up a space where Randolph Blue encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 22, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
A 5-point LRV gap (27 vs 22) makes Denim Drift the marginally brighter of the two.
French Gray reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 22), opening up a space where Randolph Blue encloses it.
Randolph Blue reflects far more light (LRV 22 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 55 vs 22, Tranquil Dawn is decisively the brighter choice.
A 9-point LRV gap (22 vs 13) makes Randolph Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 44 vs 22, Hardwick White is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 22), opening up a space where Randolph Blue encloses it.
With LRVs of 22 and 21, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 66 vs 22, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 22, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 22, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
Pigeon reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 22), opening up a space where Randolph Blue encloses it.
A 10-point LRV gap (22 vs 12) makes Randolph Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 22 vs 8, Randolph Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 22, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Dix Blue reflects far more light (LRV 41 vs 22), opening up a space where Randolph Blue encloses it.
A 10-point LRV gap (22 vs 12) makes Randolph Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 45 vs 22, Saybrook Sage is decisively the brighter choice.
Pale Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 31 vs 22), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Randolph Blue reflects far more light (LRV 22 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.