Modern Beige vs Hicks' Blue
Modern Beige is a Jotun color while Hicks' Blue comes from Little Greene. Modern Beige reads as beige-greige, while Hicks' Blue reads as blue — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Modern Beige has an LRV of 46. The tonal difference — Modern Beige's warm character against Hicks' Blue's blue — becomes most visible against white trim or in morning light. At ΔE 43.2, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Modern Beige vs Hicks' Blue in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Modern Beige 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.
Color Details
Modern Beige vs Hicks' Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Modern Beige 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 Modern Beige comparisons
See how Modern Beige stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 46), opening up a space where Modern Beige encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 46, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 46 vs 6, Modern Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
Purbeck Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 46), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Modern Beige reflects far more light (LRV 46 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
A 5-point LRV gap (52 vs 46) makes Mizzle the marginally brighter of the two.
Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 46), opening up a space where Modern Beige encloses it.
A 12-point LRV gap (58 vs 46) makes Accessible Beige the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 46 vs 27, Modern Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 46 and 43, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Modern Beige reflects far more light (LRV 46 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
A 9-point LRV gap (55 vs 46) makes Tranquil Dawn the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 46 vs 13, Modern Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 46 vs 44), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 46), opening up a space where Modern Beige encloses it.
Modern Beige reflects far more light (LRV 46 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 46, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 46, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 46, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
Pigeon reads slightly lighter (LRV 51 vs 46), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 46 vs 12, Modern Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 46 vs 8, Modern Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 46, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Modern Beige reads slightly lighter (LRV 46 vs 41), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 46 vs 12, Modern Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 46 vs 45), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Modern Beige reflects far more light (LRV 46 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Modern Beige reflects far more light (LRV 46 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.