Sleet vs Hicks' Blue
Sleet (Cloverdale Paint) and Hicks' Blue (Little Greene) come from different manufacturers. Hue-wise, Sleet belongs to the grey family and Hicks' Blue to the blue family. Sleet has an LRV of 55. A ΔE of 45.2 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.
Sleet vs Hicks' Blue in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Sleet 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
Sleet vs Hicks' Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Sleet 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 Sleet comparisons
See how Sleet stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 83 vs 55, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
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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, Sleet is decisively the brighter choice.
Sleet reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 55 vs 55), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 12-point LRV gap (55 vs 44) makes Sleet the marginally brighter of the two.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 55), opening up a space where Sleet encloses it.
A 10-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 55 vs 12, Sleet is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 55, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 55 vs 12, Sleet is decisively the brighter choice.
A 10-point LRV gap (55 vs 45) makes Sleet the marginally brighter of the two.
Sleet reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Sleet reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.