Bermuda Son vs Hicks' Blue
Bermuda Son is a Cloverdale Paint color while Hicks' Blue comes from Little Greene. Hue-wise, Bermuda Son belongs to the beige-yellow family and Hicks' Blue to the blue family. Bermuda Son has an LRV of 81. At ΔE 63.6, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Bermuda Son vs Hicks' Blue in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Bermuda Son 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
Living rooms test a color across a full range of conditions — morning sun, afternoon shade, and evening lamp light all shift how both of these read. At this scale, the choice between them becomes clear in a way that a swatch alone can't communicate.
Bedroom
Bedroom walls are often seen under warm artificial light, a context that shifts both colors from how they look on a chip. 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.
Bathroom
Bathrooms amplify color — the enclosed space and reflective surfaces make what reads subtle elsewhere feel more present here. 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.
Color Details
Bermuda Son vs Hicks' Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Bermuda Son 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 Bermuda Son comparisons
See how Bermuda Son stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Bermuda Son reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 69), opening up a space where Ammonite encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 83 vs 81), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 81 vs 6, Bermuda Son is decisively the brighter choice.
Bermuda Son reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Bermuda Son reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 81 vs 52, Bermuda Son is decisively the brighter choice.
Bermuda Son reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 81 vs 58, Bermuda Son is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 81 vs 27, Bermuda Son is decisively the brighter choice.
Bermuda Son reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Bermuda Son reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 81 vs 55, Bermuda Son is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 81 vs 13, Bermuda Son is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 81 vs 44, Bermuda Son is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 84 and 81, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Bermuda Son reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
At LRV 81 vs 66, Bermuda Son is decisively the brighter choice.
A 7-point LRV gap (81 vs 74) makes Bermuda Son the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 83 vs 81), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Bermuda Son reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 51), opening up a space where Pigeon encloses it.
At LRV 81 vs 12, Bermuda Son is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 81 vs 8, Bermuda Son is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 81 vs 68, Bermuda Son is decisively the brighter choice.
Bermuda Son reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 81 vs 12, Bermuda Son is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 81 vs 45, Bermuda Son is decisively the brighter choice.
Bermuda Son reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Bermuda Son reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.