Celestial Cloud 2 vs Hicks' Blue
Celestial Cloud 2 is a Dulux color while Hicks' Blue comes from Little Greene. Both sit in the blue family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. Celestial Cloud 2 has an LRV of 32. The tonal difference — Celestial Cloud 2's cool character against Hicks' Blue's blue — becomes most visible against white trim or in morning light. At ΔE 26.8, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Celestial Cloud 2 vs Hicks' Blue in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Celestial Cloud 2 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.
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.
Color Details
Celestial Cloud 2 vs Hicks' Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Celestial Cloud 2 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 Celestial Cloud 2 comparisons
See how Celestial Cloud 2 stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 69 vs 32, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 32), opening up a space where Celestial Cloud 2 encloses it.
Celestial Cloud 2 reflects far more light (LRV 32 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 52 vs 32, Purbeck Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 32 vs 30), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Mizzle reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 32), opening up a space where Celestial Cloud 2 encloses it.
At LRV 60 vs 32, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 32), opening up a space where Celestial Cloud 2 encloses it.
Celestial Cloud 2 reads slightly lighter (LRV 32 vs 27), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 11-point LRV gap (43 vs 32) makes French Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 32 vs 4, Celestial Cloud 2 is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 32), opening up a space where Celestial Cloud 2 encloses it.
Celestial Cloud 2 reflects far more light (LRV 32 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Hardwick White reads slightly lighter (LRV 44 vs 32), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 84 vs 32, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
A 11-point LRV gap (32 vs 21) makes Celestial Cloud 2 the marginally brighter of the two.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 32), opening up a space where Celestial Cloud 2 encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 32), opening up a space where Celestial Cloud 2 encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 32), opening up a space where Celestial Cloud 2 encloses it.
At LRV 51 vs 32, Pigeon is decisively the brighter choice.
Celestial Cloud 2 reflects far more light (LRV 32 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Celestial Cloud 2 reflects far more light (LRV 32 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 32), opening up a space where Celestial Cloud 2 encloses it.
A 9-point LRV gap (41 vs 32) makes Dix Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
Celestial Cloud 2 reflects far more light (LRV 32 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Saybrook Sage reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 32), opening up a space where Celestial Cloud 2 encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 32 vs 31), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 32 vs 7, Celestial Cloud 2 is decisively the brighter choice.