Silken Pine vs Hicks' Blue
Where Silken Pine belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Hicks' Blue is a Little Greene color. Hue-wise, Silken Pine belongs to the yellow family and Hicks' Blue to the blue family. Silken Pine has an LRV of 74. Silken Pine 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 56.3, 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 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Silken Pine vs Hicks' Blue in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Silken Pine 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
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.
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.
Color Details
Silken Pine vs Hicks' Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Silken Pine 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 Silken Pine comparisons
See how Silken Pine stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Silken Pine reads slightly lighter (LRV 74 vs 69), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 9-point LRV gap (83 vs 74) makes White Dove the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 74 vs 6, Silken Pine is decisively the brighter choice.
Silken Pine reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Silken Pine reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 74 vs 52, Silken Pine is decisively the brighter choice.
Silken Pine reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 74 vs 58, Silken Pine is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 27, Silken Pine is decisively the brighter choice.
Silken Pine reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Silken Pine reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 74 vs 55, Silken Pine is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 13, Silken Pine is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 44, Silken Pine is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reads slightly lighter (LRV 84 vs 74), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Silken Pine reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
A 8-point LRV gap (74 vs 66) makes Silken Pine the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 74 vs 74), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 9-point LRV gap (83 vs 74) makes Snowbound the marginally brighter of the two.
Silken Pine reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 51), opening up a space where Pigeon encloses it.
At LRV 74 vs 12, Silken Pine is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 8, Silken Pine is decisively the brighter choice.
A 6-point LRV gap (74 vs 68) makes Silken Pine the marginally brighter of the two.
Silken Pine reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 74 vs 12, Silken Pine is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 45, Silken Pine is decisively the brighter choice.
Silken Pine reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Silken Pine reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.