Dove vs Hicks' Blue
Where Dove belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Hicks' Blue is a Little Greene color. Hue-wise, Dove belongs to the beige-greige family and Hicks' Blue to the blue family. Dove has an LRV of 89. With a ΔE of 61.0, 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.
Dove vs Hicks' Blue in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Dove 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
Dove vs Hicks' Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Dove 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 Dove comparisons
See how Dove stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Dove reads slightly lighter (LRV 89 vs 83), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 89 vs 52, Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 89 vs 30, Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 89 vs 60, Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
Dove reflects far more light (LRV 89 vs 58), opening up a space where Accessible Beige encloses it.
Dove reflects far more light (LRV 89 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 89 vs 43, Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
Dove reflects far more light (LRV 89 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Dove reflects far more light (LRV 89 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
A 5-point LRV gap (89 vs 84) makes Dove the marginally brighter of the two.
Dove reflects far more light (LRV 89 vs 66), opening up a space where Balboa Mist encloses it.
Dove reflects far more light (LRV 89 vs 74), opening up a space where Shoji White encloses it.
Dove reflects far more light (LRV 89 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Dove reflects far more light (LRV 89 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Dove reflects far more light (LRV 89 vs 68), opening up a space where Skimming Stone encloses it.
Dove reflects far more light (LRV 89 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Dove reflects far more light (LRV 89 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 89 vs 31, Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
