Gold Strand vs Hicks' Blue
Gold Strand is a Cloverdale Paint color while Hicks' Blue comes from Little Greene. Gold Strand reads as beige, while Hicks' Blue reads as blue — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Gold Strand has an LRV of 75. At ΔE 65.8, 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.
Gold Strand vs Hicks' Blue in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Gold Strand 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
Gold Strand vs Hicks' Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Gold Strand 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 Gold Strand comparisons
See how Gold Strand stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Gold Strand reads slightly lighter (LRV 75 vs 69), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 8-point LRV gap (83 vs 75) makes White Dove the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 75 vs 6, Gold Strand is decisively the brighter choice.
Gold Strand reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Gold Strand reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 75 vs 52, Gold Strand is decisively the brighter choice.
Gold Strand reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 75 vs 58, Gold Strand is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 75 vs 27, Gold Strand is decisively the brighter choice.
Gold Strand reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Gold Strand reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 75 vs 55, Gold Strand is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 75 vs 13, Gold Strand is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 75 vs 44, Gold Strand is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reads slightly lighter (LRV 84 vs 75), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Gold Strand reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
A 9-point LRV gap (75 vs 66) makes Gold Strand the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 75 vs 74), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 8-point LRV gap (83 vs 75) makes Snowbound the marginally brighter of the two.
Gold Strand reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 51), opening up a space where Pigeon encloses it.
At LRV 75 vs 12, Gold Strand is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 75 vs 8, Gold Strand is decisively the brighter choice.
A 7-point LRV gap (75 vs 68) makes Gold Strand the marginally brighter of the two.
Gold Strand reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 75 vs 12, Gold Strand is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 75 vs 45, Gold Strand is decisively the brighter choice.
Gold Strand reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Gold Strand reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.