Hicks' Blue vs Beige
Hicks' Blue is a Little Greene color while Beige comes from RAL Classic. Hue-wise, Hicks' Blue belongs to the blue family and Beige to the beige family. Beige has an LRV of 48. At ΔE 54.4, 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.
Hicks' Blue vs Beige in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Hicks' Blue and Beige 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.
House
At full exterior scale, the difference between these two colors becomes much easier to judge than from a small 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
Hicks' Blue vs Beige Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Hicks' Blue on one side and Beige 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.
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