Quiet Pink vs Hicks' Blue
Quiet Pink (Cloverdale Paint) and Hicks' Blue (Little Greene) come from different manufacturers. Quiet Pink reads as pink-red, while Hicks' Blue reads as blue — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Quiet Pink has an LRV of 57. A ΔE of 49.1 puts these firmly in different territory — two distinct design choices rather than close alternatives. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Quiet Pink vs Hicks' Blue in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Quiet Pink 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
A living room wall sees more varied light than almost any other surface in the house, which makes the choice between these two more nuanced than a chip suggests. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.
Bedroom
Bedrooms are typically lit with warmer, lower light than the rest of the house — a condition that flatters warm tones and deepens cool ones. At this scale, the choice between them becomes clear in a way that a swatch alone can't communicate.
Bathroom
Small bathrooms intensify color. A shade that seems quiet in a larger room can feel immersive when you're surrounded by it on four walls. At this scale, the choice between them becomes clear in a way that a swatch alone can't communicate.
Color Details
Quiet Pink vs Hicks' Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Quiet Pink 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 Quiet Pink comparisons
See how Quiet Pink stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Ammonite reads slightly lighter (LRV 69 vs 57), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 83 vs 57, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 57 vs 6, Quiet Pink is decisively the brighter choice.
Quiet Pink reads slightly lighter (LRV 57 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Quiet Pink reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
A 5-point LRV gap (57 vs 52) makes Quiet Pink the marginally brighter of the two.
Agreeable Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 60 vs 57), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 58 vs 57), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 57 vs 27, Quiet Pink is decisively the brighter choice.
Quiet Pink reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Quiet Pink reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 57 vs 55), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 57 vs 13, Quiet Pink is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 57 vs 44, Quiet Pink is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 57), opening up a space where Quiet Pink encloses it.
Quiet Pink reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
A 9-point LRV gap (66 vs 57) makes Balboa Mist the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 74 vs 57, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 57, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
Quiet Pink reads slightly lighter (LRV 57 vs 51), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 57 vs 12, Quiet Pink is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 57 vs 8, Quiet Pink is decisively the brighter choice.
A 11-point LRV gap (68 vs 57) makes Skimming Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
Quiet Pink reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 57 vs 12, Quiet Pink is decisively the brighter choice.
A 12-point LRV gap (57 vs 45) makes Quiet Pink the marginally brighter of the two.
Quiet Pink reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Quiet Pink reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.