Metropolis Mood vs Hicks' Blue
Where Metropolis Mood belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Hicks' Blue is a Little Greene color. Metropolis Mood reads as blue-grey, while Hicks' Blue reads as blue — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Metropolis Mood has an LRV of 37. With a ΔE of 31.7, 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.
Metropolis Mood vs Hicks' Blue in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Metropolis Mood 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
Metropolis Mood vs Hicks' Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Metropolis Mood 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 Metropolis Mood comparisons
See how Metropolis Mood stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 69 vs 37, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 37), opening up a space where Metropolis Mood encloses it.
Metropolis Mood reflects far more light (LRV 37 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 52 vs 37, Purbeck Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
A 7-point LRV gap (37 vs 30) makes Metropolis Mood the marginally brighter of the two.
Mizzle reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 37), opening up a space where Metropolis Mood encloses it.
At LRV 60 vs 37, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 37), opening up a space where Metropolis Mood encloses it.
Metropolis Mood reads slightly lighter (LRV 37 vs 27), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 6-point LRV gap (43 vs 37) makes French Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 37 vs 4, Metropolis Mood is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 37), opening up a space where Metropolis Mood encloses it.
Metropolis Mood reflects far more light (LRV 37 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Hardwick White reads slightly lighter (LRV 44 vs 37), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 84 vs 37, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 37 vs 21, Metropolis Mood is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 37), opening up a space where Metropolis Mood encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 37), opening up a space where Metropolis Mood encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 37), opening up a space where Metropolis Mood encloses it.
At LRV 51 vs 37, Pigeon is decisively the brighter choice.
Metropolis Mood reflects far more light (LRV 37 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Metropolis Mood reflects far more light (LRV 37 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 37), opening up a space where Metropolis Mood encloses it.
A 4-point LRV gap (41 vs 37) makes Dix Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
Metropolis Mood reflects far more light (LRV 37 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Saybrook Sage reads slightly lighter (LRV 45 vs 37), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 6-point LRV gap (37 vs 31) makes Metropolis Mood the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 37 vs 7, Metropolis Mood is decisively the brighter choice.