Noteworthy vs Hicks' Blue
Where Noteworthy belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Hicks' Blue is a Little Greene color. Noteworthy reads as pink, while Hicks' Blue reads as blue — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Noteworthy has an LRV of 55. With a ΔE of 46.0, 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.
Noteworthy vs Hicks' Blue in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Noteworthy 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
Noteworthy vs Hicks' Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Noteworthy 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 Noteworthy comparisons
See how Noteworthy stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 55), opening up a space where Noteworthy encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 55, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 55 vs 6, Noteworthy is decisively the brighter choice.
Noteworthy reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Noteworthy reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
A 3-point LRV gap (55 vs 52) makes Noteworthy the marginally brighter of the two.
Agreeable Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 60 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 58 vs 55), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 55 vs 27, Noteworthy is decisively the brighter choice.
Noteworthy reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 43), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Noteworthy reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 55 vs 55), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 55 vs 13, Noteworthy is decisively the brighter choice.
A 11-point LRV gap (55 vs 44) makes Noteworthy the marginally brighter of the two.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 55), opening up a space where Noteworthy encloses it.
Noteworthy reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
A 11-point LRV gap (66 vs 55) makes Balboa Mist the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 74 vs 55, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 55, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
Noteworthy reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 51), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 55 vs 12, Noteworthy is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 55 vs 8, Noteworthy is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 55, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Noteworthy reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 55 vs 12, Noteworthy is decisively the brighter choice.
A 10-point LRV gap (55 vs 45) makes Noteworthy the marginally brighter of the two.
Noteworthy reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Noteworthy reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.