Mineral Glow vs Hicks' Blue
Mineral Glow is a Cloverdale Paint color while Hicks' Blue comes from Little Greene. Mineral Glow reads as beige, while Hicks' Blue reads as blue — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Mineral Glow has an LRV of 80. At ΔE 61.2, 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.
Mineral Glow vs Hicks' Blue in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Mineral Glow 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
Mineral Glow vs Hicks' Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Mineral Glow 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 Mineral Glow comparisons
See how Mineral Glow stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
A 11-point LRV gap (80 vs 69) makes Mineral Glow the marginally brighter of the two.
White Dove reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 80), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Mineral Glow reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 80 vs 52, Mineral Glow is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 80 vs 30, Mineral Glow is decisively the brighter choice.
Mineral Glow reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
At LRV 80 vs 60, Mineral Glow is decisively the brighter choice.
Mineral Glow reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 58), opening up a space where Accessible Beige encloses it.
Mineral Glow reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 80 vs 43, Mineral Glow is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 80 vs 4, Mineral Glow is decisively the brighter choice.
Mineral Glow reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Mineral Glow reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Mineral Glow reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
A 4-point LRV gap (84 vs 80) makes Pure White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 80 vs 21, Mineral Glow is decisively the brighter choice.
Mineral Glow reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 66), opening up a space where Balboa Mist encloses it.
Mineral Glow reads slightly lighter (LRV 80 vs 74), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 83 and 80, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 80 vs 51, Mineral Glow is decisively the brighter choice.
Mineral Glow reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Mineral Glow reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Mineral Glow reads slightly lighter (LRV 80 vs 68), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 80 vs 41, Mineral Glow is decisively the brighter choice.
Mineral Glow reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Mineral Glow reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 80 vs 31, Mineral Glow is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 80 vs 7, Mineral Glow is decisively the brighter choice.