Tutu vs Hicks' Blue
Tutu is a Cloverdale Paint color while Hicks' Blue comes from Little Greene. Hue-wise, Tutu belongs to the pink-red family and Hicks' Blue to the blue family. Tutu has an LRV of 77. At ΔE 56.8, 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.
Tutu vs Hicks' Blue in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Tutu 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
Tutu vs Hicks' Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Tutu 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 Tutu comparisons
See how Tutu stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 77), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 77 vs 52, Tutu is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 77 vs 30, Tutu is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 77 vs 60, Tutu is decisively the brighter choice.
Tutu reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 58), opening up a space where Accessible Beige encloses it.
Tutu reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
Tutu reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Tutu reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
A 7-point LRV gap (84 vs 77) makes Pure White the marginally brighter of the two.
Tutu reads slightly lighter (LRV 77 vs 66), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 77 and 74, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Tutu reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Tutu reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Tutu reads slightly lighter (LRV 77 vs 68), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Tutu reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Tutu reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 77 vs 31, Tutu is decisively the brighter choice.
