Senora Gray vs Hicks' Blue
Where Senora Gray belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Hicks' Blue is a Little Greene color. Hue-wise, Senora Gray belongs to the beige-greige family and Hicks' Blue to the blue family. Senora Gray has an LRV of 48. Senora Gray runs yellow while Hicks' Blue is decidedly blue, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 44.8, 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 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Senora Gray vs Hicks' Blue in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Senora Gray 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.
Living Room
In a living room, color works across both daylight and evening light — the same wall can read very differently at noon and at 8pm. 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.
House
Seen across an entire facade, subtle tonal differences become pronounced. What reads as nearly the same on a chip often reads as clearly different at scale. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.
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
Senora Gray vs Hicks' Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Senora Gray 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 Senora Gray comparisons
See how Senora Gray stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 69 vs 48, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 48), opening up a space where Senora Gray encloses it.
Senora Gray reflects far more light (LRV 48 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
A 4-point LRV gap (52 vs 48) makes Purbeck Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 48 vs 30, Senora Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Mizzle reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 48), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 60 vs 48, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 48), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Senora Gray reflects far more light (LRV 48 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
A 5-point LRV gap (48 vs 43) makes Senora Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 48 vs 4, Senora Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 48), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Senora Gray reflects far more light (LRV 48 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Senora Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 48 vs 44), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 84 vs 48, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 48 vs 21, Senora Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 48), opening up a space where Senora Gray encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 48), opening up a space where Senora Gray encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 48), opening up a space where Senora Gray encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 51 vs 48), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Senora Gray reflects far more light (LRV 48 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Senora Gray reflects far more light (LRV 48 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 48), opening up a space where Senora Gray encloses it.
A 7-point LRV gap (48 vs 41) makes Senora Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
Senora Gray reflects far more light (LRV 48 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
With LRVs of 48 and 45, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 48 vs 31, Senora Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 48 vs 7, Senora Gray is decisively the brighter choice.