Flan vs Hicks' Blue
Flan (Cloverdale Paint) and Hicks' Blue (Little Greene) come from different manufacturers. Hue-wise, Flan belongs to the beige family and Hicks' Blue to the blue family. Flan has an LRV of 61. A ΔE of 54.5 puts these firmly in different territory — two distinct design choices rather than close alternatives. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Flan vs Hicks' Blue in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Flan 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
A living room wall sees more varied light than almost any other surface in the house, which makes the choice between these two more nuanced than a chip suggests. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.
Bedroom
Bedrooms are typically lit with warmer, lower light than the rest of the house — a condition that flatters warm tones and deepens cool ones. At this scale, the choice between them becomes clear in a way that a swatch alone can't communicate.
Bathroom
Small bathrooms intensify color. A shade that seems quiet in a larger room can feel immersive when you're surrounded by it on four walls. At this scale, the choice between them becomes clear in a way that a swatch alone can't communicate.
Color Details
Flan vs Hicks' Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Flan 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 Flan comparisons
See how Flan stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 83 vs 61, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
Flan reads slightly lighter (LRV 61 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Flan reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
With LRVs of 61 and 60, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 3-point LRV gap (61 vs 58) makes Flan the marginally brighter of the two.
Flan reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (61 vs 55) makes Flan the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 61 vs 44, Flan is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 61), opening up a space where Flan 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 61 vs 12, Flan is decisively the brighter choice.
A 7-point LRV gap (68 vs 61) makes Skimming Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 61 vs 12, Flan is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 61 vs 45, Flan is decisively the brighter choice.
Flan reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Flan reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.