Pebblebrook vs Hicks' Blue
Pebblebrook is a Cloverdale Paint color while Hicks' Blue comes from Little Greene. Pebblebrook reads as beige-greige, while Hicks' Blue reads as blue — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Pebblebrook has an LRV of 64. At ΔE 51.8, 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.
Pebblebrook vs Hicks' Blue in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Pebblebrook 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
Pebblebrook vs Hicks' Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Pebblebrook 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 Pebblebrook comparisons
See how Pebblebrook stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Ammonite reads slightly lighter (LRV 69 vs 64), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 83 vs 64, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 64 vs 6, Pebblebrook is decisively the brighter choice.
Pebblebrook reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Pebblebrook reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 64 vs 52, Pebblebrook is decisively the brighter choice.
Pebblebrook reads slightly lighter (LRV 64 vs 60), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 6-point LRV gap (64 vs 58) makes Pebblebrook the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 64 vs 27, Pebblebrook is decisively the brighter choice.
Pebblebrook reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Pebblebrook reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
A 9-point LRV gap (64 vs 55) makes Pebblebrook the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 64 vs 13, Pebblebrook is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 64 vs 44, Pebblebrook is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 64), opening up a space where Pebblebrook encloses it.
Pebblebrook reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 66 vs 64), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 10-point LRV gap (74 vs 64) makes Shoji White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 83 vs 64, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
Pebblebrook reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 51), opening up a space where Pigeon encloses it.
At LRV 64 vs 12, Pebblebrook is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 64 vs 8, Pebblebrook is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (68 vs 64) makes Skimming Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
Pebblebrook reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 64 vs 12, Pebblebrook is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 64 vs 45, Pebblebrook is decisively the brighter choice.
Pebblebrook reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Pebblebrook reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.