Pretty Pink vs Hicks' Blue
Pretty Pink is a Dulux color while Hicks' Blue comes from Little Greene. Hue-wise, Pretty Pink belongs to the pink-purple family and Hicks' Blue to the blue family. Pretty Pink has an LRV of 70. The tonal difference — Pretty Pink's neutral character against Hicks' Blue's blue — becomes most visible against white trim or in morning light. At ΔE 51.8, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Pretty Pink vs Hicks' Blue in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Pretty Pink 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.
Front Door
Front doors are seen in isolation against the rest of the facade, which makes them a high-stakes surface where even subtle differences matter. At this scale, the choice between them becomes clear in a way that a swatch alone can't communicate.
Color Details
Pretty Pink vs Hicks' Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Pretty Pink 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 Pretty Pink comparisons
See how Pretty Pink stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 70 vs 69), so neither reads brighter in a room.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 70), opening up a space where Pretty Pink encloses it.
Pretty Pink reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 70 vs 52, Pretty Pink is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 70 vs 30, Pretty Pink is decisively the brighter choice.
Pretty Pink reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
A 10-point LRV gap (70 vs 60) makes Pretty Pink the marginally brighter of the two.
Pretty Pink reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 58), opening up a space where Accessible Beige encloses it.
Pretty Pink reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 70 vs 43, Pretty Pink is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 70 vs 4, Pretty Pink is decisively the brighter choice.
Pretty Pink reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Pretty Pink reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Pretty Pink reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 70, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 70 vs 21, Pretty Pink is decisively the brighter choice.
Pretty Pink reads slightly lighter (LRV 70 vs 66), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Shoji White reads slightly lighter (LRV 74 vs 70), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 70), opening up a space where Pretty Pink encloses it.
At LRV 70 vs 51, Pretty Pink is decisively the brighter choice.
Pretty Pink reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Pretty Pink reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
With LRVs of 70 and 68, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 70 vs 41, Pretty Pink is decisively the brighter choice.
Pretty Pink reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Pretty Pink reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 70 vs 31, Pretty Pink is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 70 vs 7, Pretty Pink is decisively the brighter choice.