Snowdrift vs Hicks' Blue
Where Snowdrift belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Hicks' Blue is a Little Greene color. Snowdrift reads as beige-greige, while Hicks' Blue reads as blue — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Snowdrift has an LRV of 83. With a ΔE of 58.6, 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.
Snowdrift vs Hicks' Blue in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Snowdrift 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
Snowdrift vs Hicks' Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Snowdrift 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 Snowdrift comparisons
See how Snowdrift stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
With LRVs of 83 and 83, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 83 vs 52, Snowdrift is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 30, Snowdrift is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 60, Snowdrift is decisively the brighter choice.
Snowdrift reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 58), opening up a space where Accessible Beige encloses it.
Snowdrift reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 43, Snowdrift is decisively the brighter choice.
Snowdrift reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Snowdrift reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 84 vs 83), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Snowdrift reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 66), opening up a space where Balboa Mist encloses it.
Snowdrift reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 74), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Snowdrift reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Snowdrift reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Snowdrift reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 68), opening up a space where Skimming Stone encloses it.
Snowdrift reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Snowdrift reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 31, Snowdrift is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 7, Snowdrift is decisively the brighter choice.