Sublime vs Hicks' Blue
Where Sublime belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Hicks' Blue is a Little Greene color. Sublime reads as beige-greige, while Hicks' Blue reads as blue — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Sublime has an LRV of 84. With a ΔE of 59.5, 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.
Sublime vs Hicks' Blue in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Sublime 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
Sublime vs Hicks' Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Sublime 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 Sublime comparisons
See how Sublime stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 84 vs 83), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Sublime reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Sublime reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
Sublime reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 58, Sublime is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 84 vs 27, Sublime is decisively the brighter choice.
Sublime reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 55, Sublime is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 84 vs 44, Sublime is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 84 and 84, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 84 vs 66, Sublime is decisively the brighter choice.
A 10-point LRV gap (84 vs 74) makes Sublime the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 84 vs 12, Sublime is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 84 vs 8, Sublime is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 84 vs 68, Sublime is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 84 vs 12, Sublime is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 84 vs 45, Sublime is decisively the brighter choice.
Sublime reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Sublime reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.