Fine Cream vs Hicks' Blue
Fine Cream is a Dulux color while Hicks' Blue comes from Little Greene. Fine Cream reads as beige-yellow, while Hicks' Blue reads as blue — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Fine Cream has an LRV of 90. The tonal difference — Fine Cream's warm character against Hicks' Blue's blue — becomes most visible against white trim or in morning light. At ΔE 61.9, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Fine Cream vs Hicks' Blue in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Fine Cream 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.
Color Details
Fine Cream vs Hicks' Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Fine Cream 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 Fine Cream comparisons
See how Fine Cream stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 90 vs 69, Fine Cream is decisively the brighter choice.
Fine Cream reads slightly lighter (LRV 90 vs 83), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Fine Cream reflects far more light (LRV 90 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 90 vs 52, Fine Cream is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 90 vs 30, Fine Cream is decisively the brighter choice.
Fine Cream reflects far more light (LRV 90 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
At LRV 90 vs 60, Fine Cream is decisively the brighter choice.
Fine Cream reflects far more light (LRV 90 vs 58), opening up a space where Accessible Beige encloses it.
Fine Cream reflects far more light (LRV 90 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 90 vs 43, Fine Cream is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 90 vs 4, Fine Cream is decisively the brighter choice.
Fine Cream reflects far more light (LRV 90 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Fine Cream reflects far more light (LRV 90 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Fine Cream reflects far more light (LRV 90 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (90 vs 84) makes Fine Cream the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 90 vs 21, Fine Cream is decisively the brighter choice.
Fine Cream reflects far more light (LRV 90 vs 66), opening up a space where Balboa Mist encloses it.
Fine Cream reflects far more light (LRV 90 vs 74), opening up a space where Shoji White encloses it.
Fine Cream reads slightly lighter (LRV 90 vs 83), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 90 vs 51, Fine Cream is decisively the brighter choice.
Fine Cream reflects far more light (LRV 90 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Fine Cream reflects far more light (LRV 90 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Fine Cream reflects far more light (LRV 90 vs 68), opening up a space where Skimming Stone encloses it.
At LRV 90 vs 41, Fine Cream is decisively the brighter choice.
Fine Cream reflects far more light (LRV 90 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Fine Cream reflects far more light (LRV 90 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 90 vs 31, Fine Cream is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 90 vs 7, Fine Cream is decisively the brighter choice.