Ashes vs Hicks' Blue
Where Ashes belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Hicks' Blue is a Little Greene color. Ashes reads as greige-grey, while Hicks' Blue reads as blue — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Ashes has an LRV of 29. With a ΔE of 32.1, 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 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Ashes vs Hicks' Blue in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Ashes 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
Ashes vs Hicks' Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Ashes 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 Ashes comparisons
See how Ashes stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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At LRV 60 vs 29, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
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With LRVs of 29 and 27, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 43 vs 29, French Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 29), opening up a space where Ashes encloses it.
Hardwick White reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 29), opening up a space where Ashes encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 29, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 29), opening up a space where Ashes encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 29), opening up a space where Ashes encloses it.
Ashes reflects far more light (LRV 29 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Ashes reflects far more light (LRV 29 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
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Ashes reflects far more light (LRV 29 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Saybrook Sage reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 29), opening up a space where Ashes encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 31 vs 29), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 29 vs 7, Ashes is decisively the brighter choice.