Teresa's Green vs Hicks' Blue
Teresa's Green is a Farrow & Ball color while Hicks' Blue comes from Little Greene. Teresa's Green reads as green-grey, while Hicks' Blue reads as blue — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Teresa's Green has an LRV of 58. The tonal difference — Teresa's Green's cool character against Hicks' Blue's blue — becomes most visible against white trim or in morning light. At ΔE 46.6, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Teresa's Green vs Hicks' Blue in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Teresa's Green 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.
Bathroom
Bathrooms amplify color — the enclosed space and reflective surfaces make what reads subtle elsewhere feel more present here. 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
Teresa's Green vs Hicks' Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Teresa's Green 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 Teresa's Green comparisons
See how Teresa's Green stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
A 11-point LRV gap (69 vs 58) makes Ammonite the marginally brighter of the two.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 58), opening up a space where Teresa's Green encloses it.
Teresa's Green reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (58 vs 52) makes Teresa's Green the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 58 vs 30, Teresa's Green is decisively the brighter choice.
Teresa's Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 60 vs 58), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 58 and 58, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Teresa's Green reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 43, Teresa's Green is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 58 vs 4, Teresa's Green is decisively the brighter choice.
Teresa's Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Teresa's Green reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Teresa's Green reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 58, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 58 vs 21, Teresa's Green is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 58), opening up a space where Teresa's Green encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 58), opening up a space where Teresa's Green encloses it.
A 7-point LRV gap (58 vs 51) makes Teresa's Green the marginally brighter of the two.
Teresa's Green reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Teresa's Green reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 58 vs 41, Teresa's Green is decisively the brighter choice.
Teresa's Green reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Teresa's Green reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 31, Teresa's Green is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 58 vs 7, Teresa's Green is decisively the brighter choice.