Caramel Latte vs Hicks' Blue
Where Caramel Latte belongs to Dulux's range, Hicks' Blue is a Little Greene color. Hue-wise, Caramel Latte belongs to the beige family and Hicks' Blue to the blue family. Caramel Latte has an LRV of 59. Caramel Latte runs warm while Hicks' Blue is decidedly blue, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 50.4, the contrast is hard to miss. These aren't variations on a theme — they're two different answers to the same question. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Caramel Latte vs Hicks' Blue in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Caramel Latte 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
In a living room, color works across both daylight and evening light — the same wall can read very differently at noon and at 8pm. 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.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.
Bathroom
Bathrooms are one of the few spaces where you're genuinely enclosed by the paint color, which makes the choice between these two more consequential. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.
Color Details
Caramel Latte vs Hicks' Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Caramel Latte 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 Caramel Latte comparisons
See how Caramel Latte stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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At LRV 59 vs 6, Caramel Latte is decisively the brighter choice.
Caramel Latte reads slightly lighter (LRV 59 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Caramel Latte reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
A 7-point LRV gap (59 vs 52) makes Caramel Latte the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 60 and 59, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 59 vs 58), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 59 vs 27, Caramel Latte is decisively the brighter choice.
Caramel Latte reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Caramel Latte reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
A 4-point LRV gap (59 vs 55) makes Caramel Latte the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 59 vs 13, Caramel Latte is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 59 vs 44, Caramel Latte is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 59), opening up a space where Caramel Latte encloses it.
Caramel Latte reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
A 7-point LRV gap (66 vs 59) makes Balboa Mist the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 74 vs 59, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 59, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
Caramel Latte reads slightly lighter (LRV 59 vs 51), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 59 vs 12, Caramel Latte is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 59 vs 8, Caramel Latte is decisively the brighter choice.
A 9-point LRV gap (68 vs 59) makes Skimming Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
Caramel Latte reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 59 vs 12, Caramel Latte is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 59 vs 45, Caramel Latte is decisively the brighter choice.
Caramel Latte reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Caramel Latte reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.