Ostrich Tail vs Hicks' Blue
Ostrich Tail is a Cloverdale Paint color while Hicks' Blue comes from Little Greene. Hue-wise, Ostrich Tail belongs to the pink family and Hicks' Blue to the blue family. Ostrich Tail has an LRV of 76. At ΔE 54.9, 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.
Ostrich Tail vs Hicks' Blue in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Ostrich Tail 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
Ostrich Tail vs Hicks' Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Ostrich Tail 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 Ostrich Tail comparisons
See how Ostrich Tail stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Ostrich Tail reads slightly lighter (LRV 76 vs 69), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 7-point LRV gap (83 vs 76) makes White Dove the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 76 vs 6, Ostrich Tail is decisively the brighter choice.
Ostrich Tail reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Ostrich Tail reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 76 vs 52, Ostrich Tail is decisively the brighter choice.
Ostrich Tail reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 76 vs 58, Ostrich Tail is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 76 vs 27, Ostrich Tail is decisively the brighter choice.
Ostrich Tail reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Ostrich Tail reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 76 vs 55, Ostrich Tail is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 76 vs 13, Ostrich Tail is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 76 vs 44, Ostrich Tail is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reads slightly lighter (LRV 84 vs 76), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Ostrich Tail reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
A 10-point LRV gap (76 vs 66) makes Ostrich Tail the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 76 vs 74), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 7-point LRV gap (83 vs 76) makes Snowbound the marginally brighter of the two.
Ostrich Tail reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 51), opening up a space where Pigeon encloses it.
At LRV 76 vs 12, Ostrich Tail is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 76 vs 8, Ostrich Tail is decisively the brighter choice.
A 8-point LRV gap (76 vs 68) makes Ostrich Tail the marginally brighter of the two.
Ostrich Tail reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 76 vs 12, Ostrich Tail is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 76 vs 45, Ostrich Tail is decisively the brighter choice.
Ostrich Tail reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Ostrich Tail reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.