Yellow vs Hicks' Blue
Where Yellow belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Hicks' Blue is a Little Greene color. Hue-wise, Yellow belongs to the beige-yellow family and Hicks' Blue to the blue family. Yellow has an LRV of 61. Yellow 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 110.1, 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.
Yellow vs Hicks' Blue in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Yellow 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.
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
Yellow vs Hicks' Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Yellow 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 Yellow comparisons
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