Hicks' Blue vs Pastel yellow
Where Hicks' Blue belongs to Little Greene's range, Pastel yellow is a RAL Classic color. Hue-wise, Hicks' Blue belongs to the blue family and Pastel yellow to the beige-yellow family. Pastel yellow has an LRV of 44. With a ΔE of 75.6, 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.
Hicks' Blue vs Pastel yellow in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Hicks' Blue and Pastel yellow in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
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Seen across an entire facade, subtle tonal differences become pronounced. What reads as nearly the same on a chip often reads as clearly different at scale. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.
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Hicks' Blue vs Pastel yellow Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Hicks' Blue on one side and Pastel yellow 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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