Cool Spring vs Hicks' Blue
Cool Spring (Cloverdale Paint) and Hicks' Blue (Little Greene) come from different manufacturers. Hue-wise, Cool Spring belongs to the green family and Hicks' Blue to the blue family. Cool Spring has an LRV of 65. A ΔE of 51.8 puts these firmly in different territory — two distinct design choices rather than close alternatives. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Cool Spring vs Hicks' Blue in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Cool Spring 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
A living room wall sees more varied light than almost any other surface in the house, which makes the choice between these two more nuanced than a chip suggests. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.
Bedroom
Bedrooms are typically lit with warmer, lower light than the rest of the house — a condition that flatters warm tones and deepens cool ones. At this scale, the choice between them becomes clear in a way that a swatch alone can't communicate.
Bathroom
Small bathrooms intensify color. A shade that seems quiet in a larger room can feel immersive when you're surrounded by it on four walls. At this scale, the choice between them becomes clear in a way that a swatch alone can't communicate.
Color Details
Cool Spring vs Hicks' Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Cool Spring 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 Cool Spring comparisons
See how Cool Spring stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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At LRV 83 vs 65, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 65 vs 6, Cool Spring is decisively the brighter choice.
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Cool Spring reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 65 vs 52, Cool Spring is decisively the brighter choice.
Cool Spring reads slightly lighter (LRV 65 vs 60), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 7-point LRV gap (65 vs 58) makes Cool Spring the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 65 vs 27, Cool Spring is decisively the brighter choice.
Cool Spring reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Cool Spring reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
A 10-point LRV gap (65 vs 55) makes Cool Spring the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 65 vs 13, Cool Spring is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 65 vs 44, Cool Spring is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 65), opening up a space where Cool Spring encloses it.
Cool Spring reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 66 vs 65), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 9-point LRV gap (74 vs 65) makes Shoji White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 83 vs 65, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
Cool Spring reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 51), opening up a space where Pigeon encloses it.
At LRV 65 vs 12, Cool Spring is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 65 vs 8, Cool Spring is decisively the brighter choice.
A 3-point LRV gap (68 vs 65) makes Skimming Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
Cool Spring reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 65 vs 12, Cool Spring is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 65 vs 45, Cool Spring is decisively the brighter choice.
Cool Spring reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Cool Spring reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.