Rub Elbows vs Hicks' Blue
Rub Elbows (Cloverdale Paint) and Hicks' Blue (Little Greene) come from different manufacturers. Rub Elbows reads as beige, while Hicks' Blue reads as blue — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Rub Elbows has an LRV of 65. A ΔE of 55.6 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.
Rub Elbows vs Hicks' Blue in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Rub Elbows 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
Rub Elbows vs Hicks' Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Rub Elbows 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 Rub Elbows comparisons
See how Rub Elbows stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
A 4-point LRV gap (69 vs 65) makes Ammonite the marginally brighter of the two.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 65), opening up a space where Rub Elbows encloses it.
Rub Elbows reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 65 vs 52, Rub Elbows is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 65 vs 30, Rub Elbows is decisively the brighter choice.
Rub Elbows reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
A 5-point LRV gap (65 vs 60) makes Rub Elbows the marginally brighter of the two.
Rub Elbows reads slightly lighter (LRV 65 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Rub Elbows reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 65 vs 43, Rub Elbows is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 65 vs 4, Rub Elbows is decisively the brighter choice.
Rub Elbows reads slightly lighter (LRV 65 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Rub Elbows reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Rub Elbows reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 65, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 65 vs 21, Rub Elbows is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 66 and 65, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Shoji White reads slightly lighter (LRV 74 vs 65), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 65), opening up a space where Rub Elbows encloses it.
At LRV 65 vs 51, Rub Elbows is decisively the brighter choice.
Rub Elbows reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Rub Elbows reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 65), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 65 vs 41, Rub Elbows is decisively the brighter choice.
Rub Elbows reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Rub Elbows reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 65 vs 31, Rub Elbows is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 65 vs 7, Rub Elbows is decisively the brighter choice.