Spinning Clay vs Hicks' Blue
Spinning Clay is a Cloverdale Paint color while Hicks' Blue comes from Little Greene. Spinning Clay reads as greige-grey, while Hicks' Blue reads as blue — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Spinning Clay has an LRV of 28. At ΔE 31.2, 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.
Spinning Clay vs Hicks' Blue in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Spinning Clay 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
Spinning Clay vs Hicks' Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Spinning Clay 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 Spinning Clay comparisons
See how Spinning Clay stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 69 vs 28, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 28), opening up a space where Spinning Clay encloses it.
Spinning Clay reflects far more light (LRV 28 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 52 vs 28, Purbeck Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 30 vs 28), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Mizzle reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 28), opening up a space where Spinning Clay encloses it.
At LRV 60 vs 28, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 28), opening up a space where Spinning Clay encloses it.
With LRVs of 28 and 27, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 43 vs 28, French Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 28 vs 4, Spinning Clay is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 28), opening up a space where Spinning Clay encloses it.
Spinning Clay reflects far more light (LRV 28 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Hardwick White reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 28), opening up a space where Spinning Clay encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 28, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
A 6-point LRV gap (28 vs 21) makes Spinning Clay the marginally brighter of the two.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 28), opening up a space where Spinning Clay encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 28), opening up a space where Spinning Clay encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 28), opening up a space where Spinning Clay encloses it.
At LRV 51 vs 28, Pigeon is decisively the brighter choice.
Spinning Clay reflects far more light (LRV 28 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Spinning Clay reflects far more light (LRV 28 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 28), opening up a space where Spinning Clay encloses it.
At LRV 41 vs 28, Dix Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Spinning Clay reflects far more light (LRV 28 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Saybrook Sage reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 28), opening up a space where Spinning Clay encloses it.
A 4-point LRV gap (31 vs 28) makes Pale Green the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 28 vs 7, Spinning Clay is decisively the brighter choice.