Sweet Naivete vs Hicks' Blue
Where Sweet Naivete belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Hicks' Blue is a Little Greene color. Hue-wise, Sweet Naivete belongs to the pink family and Hicks' Blue to the blue family. Sweet Naivete has an LRV of 65. Sweet Naivete runs red while Hicks' Blue is decidedly blue, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 52.6, the contrast is hard to miss. These aren't variations on a theme — they're two different answers to the same question. 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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Sweet Naivete vs Hicks' Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Sweet Naivete 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 Sweet Naivete comparisons
See how Sweet Naivete stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
A 4-point LRV gap (69 vs 65) makes Ammonite the marginally brighter of the two.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 65), opening up a space where Sweet Naivete encloses it.
Sweet Naivete reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 65 vs 52, Sweet Naivete is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 65 vs 30, Sweet Naivete is decisively the brighter choice.
Sweet Naivete reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
A 4-point LRV gap (65 vs 60) makes Sweet Naivete the marginally brighter of the two.
Sweet Naivete reads slightly lighter (LRV 65 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Sweet Naivete reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 65 vs 43, Sweet Naivete is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 65 vs 4, Sweet Naivete is decisively the brighter choice.
Sweet Naivete reads slightly lighter (LRV 65 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Sweet Naivete reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Sweet Naivete reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 65, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 65 vs 21, Sweet Naivete is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 66 and 65, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Shoji White reads slightly lighter (LRV 74 vs 65), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 65), opening up a space where Sweet Naivete encloses it.
At LRV 65 vs 51, Sweet Naivete is decisively the brighter choice.
Sweet Naivete reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Sweet Naivete reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 65), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 65 vs 41, Sweet Naivete is decisively the brighter choice.
Sweet Naivete reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Sweet Naivete reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 65 vs 31, Sweet Naivete is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 65 vs 7, Sweet Naivete is decisively the brighter choice.