Dove Tale vs Hicks' Blue
Dove Tale is a Farrow & Ball color while Hicks' Blue comes from Little Greene. Hue-wise, Dove Tale belongs to the greige-grey family and Hicks' Blue to the blue family. Dove Tale has an LRV of 45. The tonal difference — Dove Tale's warm character against Hicks' Blue's blue — becomes most visible against white trim or in morning light. At ΔE 40.3, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Dove Tale vs Hicks' Blue in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Dove Tale 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.
Kitchen Cabinets
On cabinetry, undertone and temperature become more pronounced against countertops and hardware. 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
Dove Tale vs Hicks' Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Dove Tale 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 Dove Tale comparisons
See how Dove Tale stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 45), opening up a space where Dove Tale encloses it.
A 7-point LRV gap (52 vs 45) makes Purbeck Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 45 vs 30, Dove Tale is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 60 vs 45, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 45), opening up a space where Dove Tale encloses it.
Dove Tale reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 45 vs 43), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Tranquil Dawn reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 45 and 44, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 84 vs 45, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 45), opening up a space where Dove Tale encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 45), opening up a space where Dove Tale encloses it.
Dove Tale reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Dove Tale reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 45), opening up a space where Dove Tale encloses it.
Dove Tale reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
With LRVs of 45 and 45, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 45 vs 31, Dove Tale is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 45 vs 7, Dove Tale is decisively the brighter choice.