Soft Savanna vs Hicks' Blue
Soft Savanna is a Jotun color while Hicks' Blue comes from Little Greene. Soft Savanna reads as beige-greige, while Hicks' Blue reads as blue — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Soft Savanna has an LRV of 42. The tonal difference — Soft Savanna's warm character against Hicks' Blue's blue — becomes most visible against white trim or in morning light. At ΔE 44.5, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Soft Savanna vs Hicks' Blue in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Soft Savanna 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.
Color Details
Soft Savanna vs Hicks' Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Soft Savanna 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 Soft Savanna comparisons
See how Soft Savanna stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 69 vs 42, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 42), opening up a space where Soft Savanna encloses it.
Soft Savanna reflects far more light (LRV 42 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
A 10-point LRV gap (52 vs 42) makes Purbeck Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
A 11-point LRV gap (42 vs 30) makes Soft Savanna the marginally brighter of the two.
Mizzle reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 42), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 60 vs 42, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 42), opening up a space where Soft Savanna encloses it.
Soft Savanna reflects far more light (LRV 42 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 43 vs 42), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 42 vs 4, Soft Savanna is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 42), opening up a space where Soft Savanna encloses it.
Soft Savanna reflects far more light (LRV 42 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
With LRVs of 44 and 42, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 84 vs 42, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 42 vs 21, Soft Savanna is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 42), opening up a space where Soft Savanna encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 42), opening up a space where Soft Savanna encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 42), opening up a space where Soft Savanna encloses it.
A 9-point LRV gap (51 vs 42) makes Pigeon the marginally brighter of the two.
Soft Savanna reflects far more light (LRV 42 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Soft Savanna reflects far more light (LRV 42 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 42), opening up a space where Soft Savanna encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 42 vs 41), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Soft Savanna reflects far more light (LRV 42 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Saybrook Sage reads slightly lighter (LRV 45 vs 42), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 10-point LRV gap (42 vs 31) makes Soft Savanna the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 42 vs 7, Soft Savanna is decisively the brighter choice.