Lace vs Hicks' Blue
Lace (Cloverdale Paint) and Hicks' Blue (Little Greene) come from different manufacturers. Hue-wise, Lace belongs to the white-yellow family and Hicks' Blue to the blue family. Lace has an LRV of 88. A ΔE of 60.7 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.
Lace vs Hicks' Blue in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Lace 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
Lace vs Hicks' Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Lace 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 Lace comparisons
See how Lace stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
A 5-point LRV gap (88 vs 83) makes Lace the marginally brighter of the two.
Lace reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Lace reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
Lace reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 88 vs 58, Lace is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 88 vs 27, Lace is decisively the brighter choice.
Lace reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
At LRV 88 vs 55, Lace is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 88 vs 44, Lace is decisively the brighter choice.
Lace reads slightly lighter (LRV 88 vs 84), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 88 vs 66, Lace is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 88 vs 74, Lace is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 88 vs 12, Lace is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 88 vs 68, Lace is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 88 vs 12, Lace is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 88 vs 45, Lace is decisively the brighter choice.
Lace reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Lace reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.