Hicks' Blue vs Lauriston Stone
Where Hicks' Blue belongs to Little Greene's range, Lauriston Stone is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hicks' Blue reads as blue, while Lauriston Stone reads as greige-grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Lauriston Stone has an LRV of 22. Hicks' Blue runs blue while Lauriston Stone is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 27.1, 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 Lauriston Stone in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Hicks' Blue and Lauriston Stone in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
Bathroom
Bathrooms are one of the few spaces where you're genuinely enclosed by the paint color, which makes the choice between these two more consequential. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.
Color Details
Hicks' Blue vs Lauriston Stone Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Hicks' Blue on one side and Lauriston Stone 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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