Mineral Water vs Hicks' Blue
Mineral Water is a Cloverdale Paint color while Hicks' Blue comes from Little Greene. Mineral Water reads as beige, while Hicks' Blue reads as blue — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Mineral Water has an LRV of 66. At ΔE 53.1, 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 Water vs Hicks' Blue in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Mineral Water 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 Water vs Hicks' Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Mineral Water 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 Water comparisons
See how Mineral Water stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 69 vs 66), so neither reads brighter in a room.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 66), opening up a space where Mineral Water encloses it.
Mineral Water reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 52, Mineral Water is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 66 vs 30, Mineral Water is decisively the brighter choice.
Mineral Water reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (66 vs 60) makes Mineral Water the marginally brighter of the two.
Mineral Water reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Mineral Water reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 43, Mineral Water is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 66 vs 4, Mineral Water is decisively the brighter choice.
Mineral Water reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Mineral Water reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Mineral Water reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 66, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 66 vs 21, Mineral Water is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 66 and 66, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Shoji White reads slightly lighter (LRV 74 vs 66), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 66), opening up a space where Mineral Water encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 51, Mineral Water is decisively the brighter choice.
Mineral Water reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Mineral Water reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
With LRVs of 68 and 66, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 66 vs 41, Mineral Water is decisively the brighter choice.
Mineral Water reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Mineral Water reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 31, Mineral Water is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 66 vs 7, Mineral Water is decisively the brighter choice.