Creme Brulée vs Hicks' Blue
Creme Brulée is a Cloverdale Paint color while Hicks' Blue comes from Little Greene. Creme Brulée reads as beige, while Hicks' Blue reads as blue — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Creme Brulée has an LRV of 62. At ΔE 57.2, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Creme Brulée vs Hicks' Blue in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Creme Brulée 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.
Bedroom
Bedroom walls are often seen under warm artificial light, a context that shifts both colors from how they look on a chip. 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.
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
Creme Brulée vs Hicks' Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Creme Brulée 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 Creme Brulée comparisons
See how Creme Brulée stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
A 7-point LRV gap (69 vs 62) makes Ammonite the marginally brighter of the two.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 62), opening up a space where Creme Brulée encloses it.
Creme Brulée reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
A 10-point LRV gap (62 vs 52) makes Creme Brulée the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 62 vs 30, Creme Brulée is decisively the brighter choice.
Creme Brulée reads slightly lighter (LRV 62 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 62 vs 60), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Creme Brulée reads slightly lighter (LRV 62 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Creme Brulée reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 62 vs 43, Creme Brulée is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 62 vs 4, Creme Brulée is decisively the brighter choice.
Creme Brulée reads slightly lighter (LRV 62 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Creme Brulée reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Creme Brulée reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 62, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 62 vs 21, Creme Brulée is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 62), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 62), opening up a space where Creme Brulée encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 62), opening up a space where Creme Brulée encloses it.
A 11-point LRV gap (62 vs 51) makes Creme Brulée the marginally brighter of the two.
Creme Brulée reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Creme Brulée reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 62), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 62 vs 41, Creme Brulée is decisively the brighter choice.
Creme Brulée reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Creme Brulée reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 62 vs 31, Creme Brulée is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 62 vs 7, Creme Brulée is decisively the brighter choice.