Treasure Seeker vs Hicks' Blue
Treasure Seeker (Cloverdale Paint) and Hicks' Blue (Little Greene) come from different manufacturers. Hue-wise, Treasure Seeker belongs to the beige family and Hicks' Blue to the blue family. Treasure Seeker has an LRV of 83. A ΔE of 69.2 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.
Treasure Seeker vs Hicks' Blue in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Treasure Seeker 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
Treasure Seeker vs Hicks' Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Treasure Seeker 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 Treasure Seeker comparisons
See how Treasure Seeker stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Treasure Seeker reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 69), opening up a space where Ammonite encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 83 vs 83), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 83 vs 6, Treasure Seeker is decisively the brighter choice.
Treasure Seeker reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Treasure Seeker reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 52, Treasure Seeker is decisively the brighter choice.
Treasure Seeker reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 58, Treasure Seeker is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 27, Treasure Seeker is decisively the brighter choice.
Treasure Seeker reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Treasure Seeker reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 55, Treasure Seeker is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 13, Treasure Seeker is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 44, Treasure Seeker is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 84 and 83, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Treasure Seeker reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 66, Treasure Seeker is decisively the brighter choice.
A 9-point LRV gap (83 vs 74) makes Treasure Seeker the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 83 vs 83), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Treasure Seeker reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 51), opening up a space where Pigeon encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 12, Treasure Seeker is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 8, Treasure Seeker is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 68, Treasure Seeker is decisively the brighter choice.
Treasure Seeker reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 12, Treasure Seeker is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 45, Treasure Seeker is decisively the brighter choice.
Treasure Seeker reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Treasure Seeker reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.