Good-Looking vs Hicks' Blue
Good-Looking (Cloverdale Paint) and Hicks' Blue (Little Greene) come from different manufacturers. Good-Looking reads as beige, while Hicks' Blue reads as blue — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Good-Looking has an LRV of 67. A ΔE of 60.0 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.
Good-Looking vs Hicks' Blue in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Good-Looking 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
Good-Looking vs Hicks' Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Good-Looking 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 Good-Looking comparisons
See how Good-Looking stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
With LRVs of 69 and 67, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 83 vs 67, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 67 vs 6, Good-Looking is decisively the brighter choice.
Good-Looking reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Good-Looking reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 67 vs 52, Good-Looking is decisively the brighter choice.
Good-Looking reads slightly lighter (LRV 67 vs 60), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 9-point LRV gap (67 vs 58) makes Good-Looking the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 67 vs 27, Good-Looking is decisively the brighter choice.
Good-Looking reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Good-Looking reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 67 vs 55, Good-Looking is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 67 vs 13, Good-Looking is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 67 vs 44, Good-Looking is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 67), opening up a space where Good-Looking encloses it.
Good-Looking reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 67 vs 66), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 7-point LRV gap (74 vs 67) makes Shoji White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 83 vs 67, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
Good-Looking reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 51), opening up a space where Pigeon encloses it.
At LRV 67 vs 12, Good-Looking is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 67 vs 8, Good-Looking is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 68 vs 67), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Good-Looking reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 67 vs 12, Good-Looking is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 67 vs 45, Good-Looking is decisively the brighter choice.
Good-Looking reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Good-Looking reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.