Gentle Whisper vs Hicks' Blue
Gentle Whisper (Jotun) and Hicks' Blue (Little Greene) come from different manufacturers. Gentle Whisper reads as beige-greige, while Hicks' Blue reads as blue — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Gentle Whisper has an LRV of 60. Where Gentle Whisper leans warm, Hicks' Blue reads blue — a distinction that shifts noticeably depending on the light source and surrounding finishes. A ΔE of 49.3 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.
Gentle Whisper vs Hicks' Blue in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Gentle Whisper 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.
Bedroom
Bedrooms are typically lit with warmer, lower light than the rest of the house — a condition that flatters warm tones and deepens cool ones. At this scale, the choice between them becomes clear in a way that a swatch alone can't communicate.
Color Details
Gentle Whisper vs Hicks' Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Gentle Whisper 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 Gentle Whisper comparisons
See how Gentle Whisper stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Ammonite reads slightly lighter (LRV 69 vs 60), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 83 vs 60, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 60 vs 6, Gentle Whisper is decisively the brighter choice.
Gentle Whisper reads slightly lighter (LRV 60 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Gentle Whisper reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
A 9-point LRV gap (60 vs 52) makes Gentle Whisper the marginally brighter of the two.
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, Gentle Whisper is decisively the brighter choice.
Gentle Whisper reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Gentle Whisper reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
A 5-point LRV gap (60 vs 55) makes Gentle Whisper the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 60 vs 13, Gentle Whisper is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 60 vs 44, Gentle Whisper is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 60), opening up a space where Gentle Whisper encloses it.
Gentle Whisper reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
A 5-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 83 vs 60, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
Gentle Whisper reads slightly lighter (LRV 60 vs 51), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 60 vs 12, Gentle Whisper is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 60 vs 8, Gentle Whisper is decisively the brighter choice.
A 8-point LRV gap (68 vs 60) makes Skimming Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
Gentle Whisper reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 60 vs 12, Gentle Whisper is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 60 vs 45, Gentle Whisper is decisively the brighter choice.
Gentle Whisper reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Gentle Whisper reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.