Lucerne vs Hicks' Blue
Where Lucerne belongs to Jotun's range, Hicks' Blue is a Little Greene color. Lucerne reads as beige-greige, while Hicks' Blue reads as blue — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Lucerne has an LRV of 56. Lucerne runs warm while Hicks' Blue is decidedly blue, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 48.7, 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 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Lucerne vs Hicks' Blue in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Lucerne 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.
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.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.
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
Lucerne vs Hicks' Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Lucerne 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 Lucerne comparisons
See how Lucerne stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 83 vs 56, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
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Agreeable Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 60 vs 56), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 58 vs 56), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 56 vs 27, Lucerne is decisively the brighter choice.
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Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 56 vs 55), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 56 vs 44, Lucerne is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 56), opening up a space where Lucerne encloses it.
A 9-point LRV gap (66 vs 56) makes Balboa Mist the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 74 vs 56, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 56 vs 12, Lucerne is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 56 vs 8, Lucerne is decisively the brighter choice.
A 12-point LRV gap (68 vs 56) makes Skimming Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 56 vs 12, Lucerne is decisively the brighter choice.
A 11-point LRV gap (56 vs 45) makes Lucerne the marginally brighter of the two.
Lucerne reflects far more light (LRV 56 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Lucerne reflects far more light (LRV 56 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.