Apple vs Hicks' Blue
Both from Little Greene's palette. Hue-wise, Apple belongs to the beige-yellow family and Hicks' Blue to the blue family. Apple has an LRV of 55. Apple runs yellow while Hicks' Blue is decidedly blue, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 61.0, 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 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Apple vs Hicks' Blue in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Apple 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.
Color Details
Apple vs Hicks' Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Apple 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 Apple comparisons
See how Apple stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 55), opening up a space where Apple encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 55 vs 52), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 55 vs 30, Apple is decisively the brighter choice.
A 6-point LRV gap (60 vs 55) makes Agreeable Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 58 and 55, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Apple reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
A 12-point LRV gap (55 vs 43) makes Apple the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 55 and 55, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Apple reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 44), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 84 vs 55, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 55), opening up a space where Apple encloses it.
Apple reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Apple reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 55), opening up a space where Apple encloses it.
Apple reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Apple reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 55 vs 31, Apple is decisively the brighter choice.
