Dillard's Blue vs Hicks' Blue
Where Dillard's Blue belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Hicks' Blue is a Little Greene color. Hue-wise, Dillard's Blue belongs to the blue-green family and Hicks' Blue to the blue family. Dillard's Blue has an LRV of 79. With a ΔE of 56.0, 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.
Dillard's Blue vs Hicks' Blue in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Dillard's Blue 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
Dillard's Blue vs Hicks' Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Dillard's Blue 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 Dillard's Blue comparisons
See how Dillard's Blue stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
A 10-point LRV gap (79 vs 69) makes Dillard's Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
White Dove reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 79), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Dillard's Blue reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 79 vs 52, Dillard's Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 79 vs 30, Dillard's Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Dillard's Blue reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
At LRV 79 vs 60, Dillard's Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Dillard's Blue reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 58), opening up a space where Accessible Beige encloses it.
Dillard's Blue reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 79 vs 43, Dillard's Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 79 vs 4, Dillard's Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Dillard's Blue reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Dillard's Blue reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Dillard's Blue reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
A 5-point LRV gap (84 vs 79) makes Pure White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 79 vs 21, Dillard's Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Dillard's Blue reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 66), opening up a space where Balboa Mist encloses it.
Dillard's Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 79 vs 74), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Snowbound reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 79), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 79 vs 51, Dillard's Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Dillard's Blue reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Dillard's Blue reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Dillard's Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 79 vs 68), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 79 vs 41, Dillard's Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Dillard's Blue reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Dillard's Blue reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 79 vs 31, Dillard's Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 79 vs 7, Dillard's Blue is decisively the brighter choice.