Cashew vs Hicks' Blue
Where Cashew belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Hicks' Blue is a Little Greene color. Cashew reads as beige, while Hicks' Blue reads as blue — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Cashew has an LRV of 60. With a ΔE of 52.0, 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.
Cashew vs Hicks' Blue in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Cashew 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
Cashew vs Hicks' Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Cashew 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 Cashew comparisons
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At LRV 60 vs 44, Cashew is decisively the brighter choice.
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A 5-point LRV gap (66 vs 60) makes Balboa Mist the marginally brighter of the two.
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At LRV 60 vs 12, Cashew is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 60 vs 8, Cashew is decisively the brighter choice.
A 8-point LRV gap (68 vs 60) makes Skimming Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 60 vs 12, Cashew is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 60 vs 45, Cashew is decisively the brighter choice.
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