Cotton Ball vs Hicks' Blue
Where Cotton Ball belongs to Jotun's range, Hicks' Blue is a Little Greene color. Cotton Ball reads as beige-yellow, while Hicks' Blue reads as blue — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Cotton Ball has an LRV of 85. Cotton Ball runs warm while Hicks' Blue is decidedly blue, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 60.5, 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.
Cotton Ball vs Hicks' Blue in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Cotton Ball 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.
House
Seen across an entire facade, subtle tonal differences become pronounced. What reads as nearly the same on a chip often reads as clearly different at scale. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.
Color Details
Cotton Ball vs Hicks' Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Cotton Ball 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 Cotton Ball comparisons
See how Cotton Ball stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 85 vs 69, Cotton Ball is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 85 and 83, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Cotton Ball reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 85 vs 52, Cotton Ball is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 85 vs 30, Cotton Ball is decisively the brighter choice.
Cotton Ball reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
At LRV 85 vs 60, Cotton Ball is decisively the brighter choice.
Cotton Ball reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 58), opening up a space where Accessible Beige encloses it.
Cotton Ball reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 85 vs 43, Cotton Ball is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 85 vs 4, Cotton Ball is decisively the brighter choice.
Cotton Ball reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Cotton Ball reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Cotton Ball reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 85 vs 84), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 85 vs 21, Cotton Ball is decisively the brighter choice.
Cotton Ball reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 66), opening up a space where Balboa Mist encloses it.
Cotton Ball reads slightly lighter (LRV 85 vs 74), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 85 and 83, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 85 vs 51, Cotton Ball is decisively the brighter choice.
Cotton Ball reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Cotton Ball reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Cotton Ball reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 68), opening up a space where Skimming Stone encloses it.
At LRV 85 vs 41, Cotton Ball is decisively the brighter choice.
Cotton Ball reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Cotton Ball reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 85 vs 31, Cotton Ball is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 85 vs 7, Cotton Ball is decisively the brighter choice.