Lemon Tropics vs Hicks' Blue
Lemon Tropics is a Dulux color while Hicks' Blue comes from Little Greene. Lemon Tropics reads as beige, while Hicks' Blue reads as blue — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Lemon Tropics has an LRV of 77. The tonal difference — Lemon Tropics's warm character against Hicks' Blue's blue — becomes most visible against white trim or in morning light. At ΔE 71.8, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Lemon Tropics vs Hicks' Blue in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Lemon Tropics 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.
House
At full exterior scale, the difference between these two colors becomes much easier to judge than from a small 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.
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Lemon Tropics vs Hicks' Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Lemon Tropics 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 Lemon Tropics comparisons
See how Lemon Tropics stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Lemon Tropics reads slightly lighter (LRV 77 vs 69), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 6-point LRV gap (83 vs 77) makes White Dove the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 77 vs 6, Lemon Tropics is decisively the brighter choice.
Lemon Tropics reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Lemon Tropics reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 77 vs 52, Lemon Tropics is decisively the brighter choice.
Lemon Tropics reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 77 vs 58, Lemon Tropics is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 77 vs 27, Lemon Tropics is decisively the brighter choice.
Lemon Tropics reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Lemon Tropics reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 77 vs 55, Lemon Tropics is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 77 vs 13, Lemon Tropics is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 77 vs 44, Lemon Tropics is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reads slightly lighter (LRV 84 vs 77), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Lemon Tropics reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
A 11-point LRV gap (77 vs 66) makes Lemon Tropics the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 77 vs 74), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 6-point LRV gap (83 vs 77) makes Snowbound the marginally brighter of the two.
Lemon Tropics reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 51), opening up a space where Pigeon encloses it.
At LRV 77 vs 12, Lemon Tropics is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 77 vs 8, Lemon Tropics is decisively the brighter choice.
A 9-point LRV gap (77 vs 68) makes Lemon Tropics the marginally brighter of the two.
Lemon Tropics reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 77 vs 12, Lemon Tropics is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 77 vs 45, Lemon Tropics is decisively the brighter choice.
Lemon Tropics reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Lemon Tropics reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.