Vanilla Latte vs Hicks' Blue
Vanilla Latte is a Jotun color while Hicks' Blue comes from Little Greene. Hue-wise, Vanilla Latte belongs to the beige family and Hicks' Blue to the blue family. Vanilla Latte has an LRV of 71. The tonal difference — Vanilla Latte's warm character against Hicks' Blue's blue — becomes most visible against white trim or in morning light. At ΔE 55.7, 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.
Vanilla Latte vs Hicks' Blue in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Vanilla Latte 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.
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.
Color Details
Vanilla Latte vs Hicks' Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Vanilla Latte 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 Vanilla Latte comparisons
See how Vanilla Latte stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
With LRVs of 71 and 69, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 83 vs 71, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 71 vs 6, Vanilla Latte is decisively the brighter choice.
Vanilla Latte reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Vanilla Latte reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 71 vs 52, Vanilla Latte is decisively the brighter choice.
Vanilla Latte reads slightly lighter (LRV 71 vs 60), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 71 vs 58, Vanilla Latte is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 71 vs 27, Vanilla Latte is decisively the brighter choice.
Vanilla Latte reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Vanilla Latte reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 71 vs 55, Vanilla Latte is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 71 vs 13, Vanilla Latte is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 71 vs 44, Vanilla Latte is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 71), opening up a space where Vanilla Latte encloses it.
Vanilla Latte reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
A 5-point LRV gap (71 vs 66) makes Vanilla Latte the marginally brighter of the two.
A 3-point LRV gap (74 vs 71) makes Shoji White the marginally brighter of the two.
A 12-point LRV gap (83 vs 71) makes Snowbound the marginally brighter of the two.
Vanilla Latte reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 51), opening up a space where Pigeon encloses it.
At LRV 71 vs 12, Vanilla Latte is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 71 vs 8, Vanilla Latte is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 71 vs 68), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Vanilla Latte reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 71 vs 12, Vanilla Latte is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 71 vs 45, Vanilla Latte is decisively the brighter choice.
Vanilla Latte reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Vanilla Latte reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.