Vellum vs Hicks' Blue
Vellum is a Cloverdale Paint color while Hicks' Blue comes from Little Greene. Hue-wise, Vellum belongs to the beige family and Hicks' Blue to the blue family. Vellum has an LRV of 66. At ΔE 54.6, 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.
Vellum vs Hicks' Blue in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Vellum 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
Vellum vs Hicks' Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Vellum 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 Vellum comparisons
See how Vellum stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 83 vs 66, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
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Vellum reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
Vellum reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 60), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 9-point LRV gap (66 vs 58) makes Vellum the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 66 vs 27, Vellum is decisively the brighter choice.
Vellum reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
A 11-point LRV gap (66 vs 55) makes Vellum the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 66 vs 44, Vellum is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 66), opening up a space where Vellum encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 66 vs 66), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 8-point LRV gap (74 vs 66) makes Shoji White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 66 vs 12, Vellum is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 66 vs 8, Vellum is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 68 vs 66), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 66 vs 12, Vellum is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 66 vs 45, Vellum is decisively the brighter choice.
Vellum reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Vellum reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.