Egg Nog vs Hicks' Blue
Where Egg Nog belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Hicks' Blue is a Little Greene color. Hue-wise, Egg Nog belongs to the beige-yellow family and Hicks' Blue to the blue family. Egg Nog has an LRV of 88. With a ΔE of 64.4, 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.
Egg Nog vs Hicks' Blue in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Egg Nog 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
Egg Nog vs Hicks' Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Egg Nog 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 Egg Nog comparisons
See how Egg Nog stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Egg Nog reads slightly lighter (LRV 88 vs 83), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 88 vs 52, Egg Nog is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 88 vs 30, Egg Nog is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 88 vs 60, Egg Nog is decisively the brighter choice.
Egg Nog reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 58), opening up a space where Accessible Beige encloses it.
Egg Nog reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 88 vs 43, Egg Nog is decisively the brighter choice.
Egg Nog reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Egg Nog reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
A 4-point LRV gap (88 vs 84) makes Egg Nog the marginally brighter of the two.
Egg Nog reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 66), opening up a space where Balboa Mist encloses it.
Egg Nog reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 74), opening up a space where Shoji White encloses it.
Egg Nog reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Egg Nog reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Egg Nog reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 68), opening up a space where Skimming Stone encloses it.
Egg Nog reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Egg Nog reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 88 vs 31, Egg Nog is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 88 vs 7, Egg Nog is decisively the brighter choice.