Sealskin Shadow vs Hicks' Blue
Sealskin Shadow is a Cloverdale Paint color while Hicks' Blue comes from Little Greene. Sealskin Shadow reads as green-yellow, while Hicks' Blue reads as blue — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Sealskin Shadow has an LRV of 83. At ΔE 58.2, 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.
Sealskin Shadow vs Hicks' Blue in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Sealskin Shadow 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
Sealskin Shadow vs Hicks' Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Sealskin Shadow 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 Sealskin Shadow comparisons
See how Sealskin Shadow stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Sealskin Shadow reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 69), opening up a space where Ammonite encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 83 vs 83), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 83 vs 6, Sealskin Shadow is decisively the brighter choice.
Sealskin Shadow reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Sealskin Shadow reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 52, Sealskin Shadow is decisively the brighter choice.
Sealskin Shadow reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 58, Sealskin Shadow is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 27, Sealskin Shadow is decisively the brighter choice.
Sealskin Shadow reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Sealskin Shadow reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 55, Sealskin Shadow is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 13, Sealskin Shadow is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 44, Sealskin Shadow is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 84 and 83, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Sealskin Shadow reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 66, Sealskin Shadow is decisively the brighter choice.
A 9-point LRV gap (83 vs 74) makes Sealskin Shadow the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 83 vs 83), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Sealskin Shadow reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 51), opening up a space where Pigeon encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 12, Sealskin Shadow is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 8, Sealskin Shadow is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 68, Sealskin Shadow is decisively the brighter choice.
Sealskin Shadow reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 12, Sealskin Shadow is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 45, Sealskin Shadow is decisively the brighter choice.
Sealskin Shadow reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Sealskin Shadow reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.