Summer Beige vs Hicks' Blue
Summer Beige (Cloverdale Paint) and Hicks' Blue (Little Greene) come from different manufacturers. Summer Beige reads as beige-pink, while Hicks' Blue reads as blue — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Summer Beige has an LRV of 59. A ΔE of 49.2 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.
Summer Beige vs Hicks' Blue in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Summer Beige 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
Summer Beige vs Hicks' Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Summer Beige 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 Summer Beige comparisons
See how Summer Beige stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
A 10-point LRV gap (69 vs 59) makes Ammonite the marginally brighter of the two.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 59), opening up a space where Summer Beige encloses it.
Summer Beige reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
A 7-point LRV gap (59 vs 52) makes Summer Beige the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 59 vs 30, Summer Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
Summer Beige reads slightly lighter (LRV 59 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 60 vs 59), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 59 and 58, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Summer Beige reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 59 vs 43, Summer Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 59 vs 4, Summer Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
Summer Beige reads slightly lighter (LRV 59 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Summer Beige reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Summer Beige reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 59, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 59 vs 21, Summer Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 59), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 59), opening up a space where Summer Beige encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 59), opening up a space where Summer Beige encloses it.
A 8-point LRV gap (59 vs 51) makes Summer Beige the marginally brighter of the two.
Summer Beige reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Summer Beige reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 59), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 59 vs 41, Summer Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
Summer Beige reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Summer Beige reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 59 vs 31, Summer Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 59 vs 7, Summer Beige is decisively the brighter choice.