Slipstream vs Hicks' Blue
Slipstream is a Cloverdale Paint color while Hicks' Blue comes from Little Greene. Hue-wise, Slipstream belongs to the greige-grey family and Hicks' Blue to the blue family. Slipstream has an LRV of 70. At ΔE 53.2, 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.
Slipstream vs Hicks' Blue in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Slipstream 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
Slipstream vs Hicks' Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Slipstream 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 Slipstream comparisons
See how Slipstream stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 70 vs 69), so neither reads brighter in a room.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 70), opening up a space where Slipstream encloses it.
Slipstream reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 70 vs 52, Slipstream is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 70 vs 30, Slipstream is decisively the brighter choice.
Slipstream reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
A 10-point LRV gap (70 vs 60) makes Slipstream the marginally brighter of the two.
Slipstream reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 58), opening up a space where Accessible Beige encloses it.
Slipstream reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 70 vs 43, Slipstream is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 70 vs 4, Slipstream is decisively the brighter choice.
Slipstream reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Slipstream reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Slipstream reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 70, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 70 vs 21, Slipstream is decisively the brighter choice.
Slipstream reads slightly lighter (LRV 70 vs 66), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Shoji White reads slightly lighter (LRV 74 vs 70), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 70), opening up a space where Slipstream encloses it.
At LRV 70 vs 51, Slipstream is decisively the brighter choice.
Slipstream reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Slipstream reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
With LRVs of 70 and 68, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 70 vs 41, Slipstream is decisively the brighter choice.
Slipstream reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Slipstream reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 70 vs 31, Slipstream is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 70 vs 7, Slipstream is decisively the brighter choice.