Silky Green vs Hicks' Blue
Where Silky Green belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Hicks' Blue is a Little Greene color. Silky Green reads as beige-green, while Hicks' Blue reads as blue — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Silky Green has an LRV of 55. With a ΔE of 47.8, the contrast is hard to miss. These aren't variations on a theme — they're two different answers to the same question. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Silky Green vs Hicks' Blue in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Silky Green 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
In a living room, color works across both daylight and evening light — the same wall can read very differently at noon and at 8pm. 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.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.
Bathroom
Bathrooms are one of the few spaces where you're genuinely enclosed by the paint color, which makes the choice between these two more consequential. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.
Color Details
Silky Green vs Hicks' Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Silky Green 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 Silky Green comparisons
See how Silky Green stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 69 vs 55, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 55), opening up a space where Silky Green encloses it.
Silky Green reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
A 3-point LRV gap (55 vs 52) makes Silky Green the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 55 vs 30, Silky Green is decisively the brighter choice.
Silky Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 5-point LRV gap (60 vs 55) makes Agreeable Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 58 and 55, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Silky Green reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
A 12-point LRV gap (55 vs 43) makes Silky Green the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 55 vs 4, Silky Green is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 55 and 55, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Silky Green reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Silky Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 44), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 84 vs 55, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 55 vs 21, Silky Green is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 55), opening up a space where Silky Green encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 55), opening up a space where Silky Green encloses it.
A 4-point LRV gap (55 vs 51) makes Silky Green the marginally brighter of the two.
Silky Green reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Silky Green reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 55), opening up a space where Silky Green encloses it.
At LRV 55 vs 41, Silky Green is decisively the brighter choice.
Silky Green reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Silky Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 55 vs 31, Silky Green is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 55 vs 7, Silky Green is decisively the brighter choice.