Hicks' Blue vs Beach House
Where Hicks' Blue belongs to Little Greene's range, Beach House is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, Hicks' Blue belongs to the blue family and Beach House to the beige family. Beach House has an LRV of 47. Hicks' Blue runs blue while Beach House is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 46.5, 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 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Hicks' Blue vs Beach House in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Hicks' Blue and Beach House 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.
House
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.
Color Details
Hicks' Blue vs Beach House Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Hicks' Blue on one side and Beach House 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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