Scallop vs Hicks' Blue
Scallop (Farrow & Ball) and Hicks' Blue (Little Greene) come from different manufacturers. Scallop reads as beige, while Hicks' Blue reads as blue — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Scallop has an LRV of 60. Where Scallop leans warm, Hicks' Blue reads blue — a distinction that shifts noticeably depending on the light source and surrounding finishes. A ΔE of 50.4 puts these firmly in different territory — two distinct design choices rather than close alternatives. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Scallop vs Hicks' Blue in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Scallop 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
A living room wall sees more varied light than almost any other surface in the house, which makes the choice between these two more nuanced than a chip suggests. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.
Bathroom
Small bathrooms intensify color. A shade that seems quiet in a larger room can feel immersive when you're surrounded by it on four walls. At this scale, the choice between them becomes clear in a way that a swatch alone can't communicate.
Color Details
Scallop vs Hicks' Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Scallop 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 Scallop comparisons
See how Scallop stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 83 vs 60, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
Scallop reads slightly lighter (LRV 60 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Scallop reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
With LRVs of 60 and 60, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 60 vs 58), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 60 vs 27, Scallop is decisively the brighter choice.
Scallop reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
A 5-point LRV gap (60 vs 55) makes Scallop the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 60 vs 44, Scallop is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 60), opening up a space where Scallop encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (66 vs 60) makes Balboa Mist the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 74 vs 60, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 60 vs 12, Scallop is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 60 vs 8, Scallop is decisively the brighter choice.
A 9-point LRV gap (68 vs 60) makes Skimming Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 60 vs 12, Scallop is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 60 vs 45, Scallop is decisively the brighter choice.
Scallop reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Scallop reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.