Silver Shores vs Hicks' Blue
Silver Shores is a Dulux color while Hicks' Blue comes from Little Greene. Silver Shores reads as grey, while Hicks' Blue reads as blue — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Silver Shores has an LRV of 53. The tonal difference — Silver Shores's neutral character against Hicks' Blue's blue — becomes most visible against white trim or in morning light. At ΔE 42.2, 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.
Silver Shores vs Hicks' Blue in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Silver Shores 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.
Color Details
Silver Shores vs Hicks' Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Silver Shores 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 Silver Shores comparisons
See how Silver Shores stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 53), opening up a space where Silver Shores encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 53, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 53 vs 6, Silver Shores is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 53 and 52, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Silver Shores reflects far more light (LRV 53 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 53 vs 52), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Agreeable Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 60 vs 53), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 5-point LRV gap (58 vs 53) makes Accessible Beige the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 53 vs 27, Silver Shores is decisively the brighter choice.
Silver Shores reads slightly lighter (LRV 53 vs 43), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Silver Shores reflects far more light (LRV 53 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 55 vs 53), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 53 vs 13, Silver Shores is decisively the brighter choice.
A 9-point LRV gap (53 vs 44) makes Silver Shores the marginally brighter of the two.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 53), opening up a space where Silver Shores encloses it.
Silver Shores reflects far more light (LRV 53 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 53, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 53, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 53, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 53 and 51, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 53 vs 12, Silver Shores is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 53 vs 8, Silver Shores is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 53, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Silver Shores reflects far more light (LRV 53 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 53 vs 12, Silver Shores is decisively the brighter choice.
A 8-point LRV gap (53 vs 45) makes Silver Shores the marginally brighter of the two.
Silver Shores reflects far more light (LRV 53 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Silver Shores reflects far more light (LRV 53 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.