Pebble Drift 4 vs Hicks' Blue
Where Pebble Drift 4 belongs to Dulux's range, Hicks' Blue is a Little Greene color. Both sit in the blue family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. Pebble Drift 4 has an LRV of 56. Pebble Drift 4 runs cool while Hicks' Blue is decidedly blue, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 42.9, 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 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Pebble Drift 4 vs Hicks' Blue in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Pebble Drift 4 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.
Color Details
Pebble Drift 4 vs Hicks' Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Pebble Drift 4 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 Pebble Drift 4 comparisons
See how Pebble Drift 4 stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 69 vs 56, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 56), opening up a space where Pebble Drift 4 encloses it.
Pebble Drift 4 reflects far more light (LRV 56 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
A 4-point LRV gap (56 vs 52) makes Pebble Drift 4 the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 56 vs 30, Pebble Drift 4 is decisively the brighter choice.
Pebble Drift 4 reads slightly lighter (LRV 56 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 4-point LRV gap (60 vs 56) makes Agreeable Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 58 and 56, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Pebble Drift 4 reflects far more light (LRV 56 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 56 vs 43, Pebble Drift 4 is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 56 vs 4, Pebble Drift 4 is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 56 and 55, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Pebble Drift 4 reflects far more light (LRV 56 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Pebble Drift 4 reflects far more light (LRV 56 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 56, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 56 vs 21, Pebble Drift 4 is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 56), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 56), opening up a space where Pebble Drift 4 encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 56), opening up a space where Pebble Drift 4 encloses it.
A 5-point LRV gap (56 vs 51) makes Pebble Drift 4 the marginally brighter of the two.
Pebble Drift 4 reflects far more light (LRV 56 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Pebble Drift 4 reflects far more light (LRV 56 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 56), opening up a space where Pebble Drift 4 encloses it.
At LRV 56 vs 41, Pebble Drift 4 is decisively the brighter choice.
Pebble Drift 4 reflects far more light (LRV 56 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Pebble Drift 4 reads slightly lighter (LRV 56 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 56 vs 31, Pebble Drift 4 is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 56 vs 7, Pebble Drift 4 is decisively the brighter choice.