Salt vs Hicks' Blue
Salt is a Farrow & Ball color while Hicks' Blue comes from Little Greene. Hue-wise, Salt belongs to the greige-white family and Hicks' Blue to the blue family. Salt has an LRV of 78. The tonal difference — Salt's warm character against Hicks' Blue's blue — becomes most visible against white trim or in morning light. At ΔE 56.0, 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.
Salt vs Hicks' Blue in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Salt 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.
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.
Color Details
Salt vs Hicks' Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Salt 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 Salt comparisons
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At LRV 78 vs 58, Salt is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 78 vs 55, Salt is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 78 vs 44, Salt is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reads slightly lighter (LRV 84 vs 78), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 3-point LRV gap (78 vs 74) makes Salt the marginally brighter of the two.
A 10-point LRV gap (78 vs 68) makes Salt the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 78 vs 12, Salt is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 78 vs 45, Salt is decisively the brighter choice.
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