Pavilion Blue vs Hicks' Blue
Where Pavilion Blue belongs to Farrow & Ball's range, Hicks' Blue is a Little Greene color. Hue-wise, Pavilion Blue belongs to the blue-green family and Hicks' Blue to the blue family. Pavilion Blue has an LRV of 78. Pavilion Blue runs neutral while Hicks' Blue is decidedly blue, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 56.2, 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.
Pavilion Blue vs Hicks' Blue in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Pavilion Blue 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
Pavilion Blue vs Hicks' Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Pavilion Blue 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 Pavilion Blue comparisons
See how Pavilion Blue stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
A 9-point LRV gap (78 vs 69) makes Pavilion Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
White Dove reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 78), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Pavilion Blue reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 78 vs 52, Pavilion Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 78 vs 30, Pavilion Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Pavilion Blue reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
At LRV 78 vs 60, Pavilion Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Pavilion Blue reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 58), opening up a space where Accessible Beige encloses it.
Pavilion Blue reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 78 vs 43, Pavilion Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 78 vs 4, Pavilion Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Pavilion Blue reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Pavilion Blue reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Pavilion Blue reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (84 vs 78) makes Pure White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 78 vs 21, Pavilion Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Pavilion Blue reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 66), opening up a space where Balboa Mist encloses it.
Pavilion Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 78 vs 74), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Snowbound reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 78), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 78 vs 51, Pavilion Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Pavilion Blue reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Pavilion Blue reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Pavilion Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 78 vs 68), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 78 vs 41, Pavilion Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Pavilion Blue reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Pavilion Blue reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 78 vs 31, Pavilion Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 78 vs 7, Pavilion Blue is decisively the brighter choice.