Citrine vs Hicks' Blue
Both are Little Greene colors. Citrine reads as yellow, while Hicks' Blue reads as blue — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Citrine has an LRV of 19. The tonal difference — Citrine's yellow character against Hicks' Blue's blue — becomes most visible against white trim or in morning light. At ΔE 56.5, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Citrine vs Hicks' Blue in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Citrine 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.
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.
Front Door
Front doors are seen in isolation against the rest of the facade, which makes them a high-stakes surface where even subtle differences matter. At this scale, the choice between them becomes clear in a way that a swatch alone can't communicate.
Kitchen Cabinets
On cabinetry, undertone and temperature become more pronounced against countertops and hardware. 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
Citrine vs Hicks' Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Citrine 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 Citrine comparisons
See how Citrine stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 19), opening up a space where Citrine encloses it.
At LRV 52 vs 19, Purbeck Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
A 11-point LRV gap (30 vs 19) makes Evergreen Fog the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 60 vs 19, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 19), opening up a space where Citrine encloses it.
Denim Drift reads slightly lighter (LRV 27 vs 19), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 43 vs 19, French Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 19), opening up a space where Citrine encloses it.
Hardwick White reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 19), opening up a space where Citrine encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 19, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 19), opening up a space where Citrine encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 19), opening up a space where Citrine encloses it.
Citrine reads slightly lighter (LRV 19 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Citrine reads slightly lighter (LRV 19 vs 8), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 19), opening up a space where Citrine encloses it.
Citrine reads slightly lighter (LRV 19 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Saybrook Sage reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 19), opening up a space where Citrine encloses it.
A 12-point LRV gap (31 vs 19) makes Pale Green the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 19 vs 7, Citrine is decisively the brighter choice.