Restful Retreat vs Hicks' Blue
Restful Retreat is a Cloverdale Paint color while Hicks' Blue comes from Little Greene. These are both blues, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within blue to land. Restful Retreat has an LRV of 55. At ΔE 43.3, 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.
Restful Retreat vs Hicks' Blue in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Restful Retreat 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
Restful Retreat vs Hicks' Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Restful Retreat 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 Restful Retreat comparisons
See how Restful Retreat 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 Restful Retreat encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 55, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 55 vs 6, Restful Retreat is decisively the brighter choice.
Restful Retreat reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Restful Retreat 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 Restful Retreat 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, Restful Retreat is decisively the brighter choice.
Restful Retreat reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 43), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Restful Retreat 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, Restful Retreat is decisively the brighter choice.
A 11-point LRV gap (55 vs 44) makes Restful Retreat the marginally brighter of the two.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 55), opening up a space where Restful Retreat encloses it.
Restful Retreat 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.
Restful Retreat reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 51), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 55 vs 12, Restful Retreat is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 55 vs 8, Restful Retreat is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 55, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Restful Retreat reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 55 vs 12, Restful Retreat is decisively the brighter choice.
A 10-point LRV gap (55 vs 45) makes Restful Retreat the marginally brighter of the two.
Restful Retreat reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Restful Retreat reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.