Eastern Wind vs Hicks' Blue
Eastern Wind is a Cloverdale Paint color while Hicks' Blue comes from Little Greene. These are both blues, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within blue to land. Eastern Wind has an LRV of 80. At ΔE 56.7, 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.
Eastern Wind vs Hicks' Blue in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Eastern Wind 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
Eastern Wind vs Hicks' Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Eastern Wind 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 Eastern Wind comparisons
See how Eastern Wind stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Eastern Wind reads slightly lighter (LRV 80 vs 69), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 3-point LRV gap (83 vs 80) makes White Dove the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 80 vs 6, Eastern Wind is decisively the brighter choice.
Eastern Wind reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Eastern Wind reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 80 vs 52, Eastern Wind is decisively the brighter choice.
Eastern Wind reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 80 vs 58, Eastern Wind is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 80 vs 27, Eastern Wind is decisively the brighter choice.
Eastern Wind reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Eastern Wind reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 80 vs 55, Eastern Wind is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 80 vs 13, Eastern Wind is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 80 vs 44, Eastern Wind is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reads slightly lighter (LRV 84 vs 80), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Eastern Wind reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
At LRV 80 vs 66, Eastern Wind is decisively the brighter choice.
A 6-point LRV gap (80 vs 74) makes Eastern Wind the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 83 vs 80), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Eastern Wind reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 51), opening up a space where Pigeon encloses it.
At LRV 80 vs 12, Eastern Wind is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 80 vs 8, Eastern Wind is decisively the brighter choice.
A 12-point LRV gap (80 vs 68) makes Eastern Wind the marginally brighter of the two.
Eastern Wind reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 80 vs 12, Eastern Wind is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 80 vs 45, Eastern Wind is decisively the brighter choice.
Eastern Wind reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Eastern Wind reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.