Whiskers vs Hicks' Blue
Where Whiskers belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Hicks' Blue is a Little Greene color. Hue-wise, Whiskers belongs to the beige family and Hicks' Blue to the blue family. Whiskers has an LRV of 87. With a ΔE of 61.6, 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.
Whiskers vs Hicks' Blue in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Whiskers 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
Whiskers vs Hicks' Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Whiskers 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 Whiskers comparisons
See how Whiskers stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Whiskers reads slightly lighter (LRV 87 vs 83), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 87 vs 52, Whiskers is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 87 vs 30, Whiskers is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 87 vs 60, Whiskers is decisively the brighter choice.
Whiskers reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 58), opening up a space where Accessible Beige encloses it.
Whiskers reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 87 vs 43, Whiskers is decisively the brighter choice.
Whiskers reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Whiskers reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
A 3-point LRV gap (87 vs 84) makes Whiskers the marginally brighter of the two.
Whiskers reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 66), opening up a space where Balboa Mist encloses it.
Whiskers reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 74), opening up a space where Shoji White encloses it.
Whiskers reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Whiskers reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Whiskers reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 68), opening up a space where Skimming Stone encloses it.
Whiskers reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Whiskers reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 87 vs 31, Whiskers is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 87 vs 7, Whiskers is decisively the brighter choice.