Ivory Silk vs Hicks' Blue
Ivory Silk is a Cloverdale Paint color while Hicks' Blue comes from Little Greene. Ivory Silk reads as beige-yellow, while Hicks' Blue reads as blue — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Ivory Silk has an LRV of 77. At ΔE 57.6, 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.
Ivory Silk vs Hicks' Blue in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Ivory Silk 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
Ivory Silk vs Hicks' Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Ivory Silk 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 Ivory Silk comparisons
See how Ivory Silk stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Ivory Silk reads slightly lighter (LRV 77 vs 69), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 7-point LRV gap (83 vs 77) makes White Dove the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 77 vs 6, Ivory Silk is decisively the brighter choice.
Ivory Silk reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Ivory Silk reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 77 vs 52, Ivory Silk is decisively the brighter choice.
Ivory Silk reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 77 vs 58, Ivory Silk is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 77 vs 27, Ivory Silk is decisively the brighter choice.
Ivory Silk reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Ivory Silk reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 77 vs 55, Ivory Silk is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 77 vs 13, Ivory Silk is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 77 vs 44, Ivory Silk is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reads slightly lighter (LRV 84 vs 77), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Ivory Silk reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
A 11-point LRV gap (77 vs 66) makes Ivory Silk the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 77 vs 74), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 6-point LRV gap (83 vs 77) makes Snowbound the marginally brighter of the two.
Ivory Silk reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 51), opening up a space where Pigeon encloses it.
At LRV 77 vs 12, Ivory Silk is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 77 vs 8, Ivory Silk is decisively the brighter choice.
A 8-point LRV gap (77 vs 68) makes Ivory Silk the marginally brighter of the two.
Ivory Silk reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 77 vs 12, Ivory Silk is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 77 vs 45, Ivory Silk is decisively the brighter choice.
Ivory Silk reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Ivory Silk reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.