Woodlawn Blue vs Hicks' Blue
Where Woodlawn Blue belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Hicks' Blue is a Little Greene color. Woodlawn Blue reads as blue-green, while Hicks' Blue reads as blue — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Woodlawn Blue has an LRV of 61. Woodlawn Blue runs green while Hicks' Blue is decidedly blue, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 47.5, 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 6 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Woodlawn Blue vs Hicks' Blue in Real Spaces
6 real rooms side by side. Seeing Woodlawn 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.
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.
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.
Bathroom
Bathrooms are one of the few spaces where you're genuinely enclosed by the paint color, which makes the choice between these two more consequential. 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.
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.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.
Color Details
Woodlawn Blue vs Hicks' Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Woodlawn 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 Woodlawn Blue comparisons
See how Woodlawn Blue stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Ammonite reads slightly lighter (LRV 69 vs 61), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 83 vs 61, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 61 vs 6, Woodlawn Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Woodlawn Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 61 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Woodlawn Blue reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
A 9-point LRV gap (61 vs 52) makes Woodlawn Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 61 and 60, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 61 vs 58), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 61 vs 27, Woodlawn Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Woodlawn Blue reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Woodlawn Blue reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (61 vs 55) makes Woodlawn Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 61 vs 13, Woodlawn Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 61 vs 44, Woodlawn Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 61), opening up a space where Woodlawn Blue encloses it.
Woodlawn Blue reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
A 5-point LRV gap (66 vs 61) makes Balboa Mist the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 74 vs 61, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 61, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
Woodlawn Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 61 vs 51), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 61 vs 12, Woodlawn Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 61 vs 8, Woodlawn Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
A 7-point LRV gap (68 vs 61) makes Skimming Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
Woodlawn Blue reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 61 vs 12, Woodlawn Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 61 vs 45, Woodlawn Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Woodlawn Blue reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Woodlawn Blue reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.