Winter Solstice vs Hicks' Blue
Winter Solstice is a Benjamin Moore color while Hicks' Blue comes from Little Greene. Hue-wise, Winter Solstice belongs to the grey family and Hicks' Blue to the blue family. Winter Solstice has an LRV of 51. The tonal difference — Winter Solstice's green and blue character against Hicks' Blue's blue — becomes most visible against white trim or in morning light. At ΔE 42.0, 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.
Winter Solstice vs Hicks' Blue in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Winter Solstice 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
Living rooms test a color across a full range of conditions — morning sun, afternoon shade, and evening lamp light all shift how both of these read. At this scale, the choice between them becomes clear in a way that a swatch alone can't communicate.
Bathroom
Bathrooms amplify color — the enclosed space and reflective surfaces make what reads subtle elsewhere feel more present here. 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
Winter Solstice vs Hicks' Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Winter Solstice 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 Winter Solstice comparisons
See how Winter Solstice stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 51), opening up a space where Winter Solstice encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 51, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 51 vs 6, Winter Solstice is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 52 and 51, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Winter Solstice reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 52 vs 51), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Agreeable Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 60 vs 51), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 7-point LRV gap (58 vs 51) makes Accessible Beige the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 51 vs 27, Winter Solstice is decisively the brighter choice.
Winter Solstice reads slightly lighter (LRV 51 vs 43), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Winter Solstice reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
A 4-point LRV gap (55 vs 51) makes Tranquil Dawn the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 51 vs 13, Winter Solstice is decisively the brighter choice.
A 7-point LRV gap (51 vs 44) makes Winter Solstice the marginally brighter of the two.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 51), opening up a space where Winter Solstice encloses it.
Winter Solstice reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 51, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 51, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 51, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 51 and 51, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 51 vs 12, Winter Solstice is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 51 vs 8, Winter Solstice is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 51, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Winter Solstice reads slightly lighter (LRV 51 vs 41), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 51 vs 12, Winter Solstice is decisively the brighter choice.
A 5-point LRV gap (51 vs 45) makes Winter Solstice the marginally brighter of the two.
Winter Solstice reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Winter Solstice reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.