Adirondack Blue vs Slate Tint

Adirondack BlueBehrvsSlate TintCloverdale PaintΔE 3.9Noticeable difference

Where Adirondack Blue belongs to Behr's range, Slate Tint is a Cloverdale Paint color. Both sit in the blue-grey family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. They have nearly identical light reflectance values (22 vs 23), so they'll read as similarly Dark in most lighting conditions. The ΔE 3.9 gap is real but not dramatic — close enough to use together, distinct enough to matter as a choice. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.

Adirondack Blue vs Slate Tint in Real Spaces

3 real rooms side by side. Adirondack Blue and Slate Tint are close enough that the difference can be hard to judge from a chip alone — these photos show how each reads at scale, across different spaces and lighting conditions.

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.

Slate TintSlate Tint 0520 by Cloverdale Paint — Living Room

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Dining Room

A dining room lit by a dimmed pendant or candles is one of the most forgiving environments for paint — warm light softens almost everything. At this scale, the choice between them becomes clear in a way that a swatch alone can't communicate.

Adirondack BlueBehr Adirondack Blue dining room color

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Slate TintSlate Tint 0520 by Cloverdale Paint — Dining Room

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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.

Adirondack BlueBehr N480-5 bathroom color review

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Slate TintSlate Tint 0520 by Cloverdale Paint — Bathroom

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Color Details

Adirondack Blue
Behr · N480-5
Hex#74858f
LRV22.1
BrandBehr
NumberN480-5
UndertoneBlue
TemperatureCool
BrightnessDark
Slate Tint
Cloverdale Paint · 0520
Hex#7F848F
LRV23.0
BrandCloverdale Paint
Number0520
Undertone
Temperature
BrightnessDark

Adirondack Blue vs Slate Tint Simulated Comparison

5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Adirondack Blue on one side and Slate Tint on the other.

Bathroom
Bedroom
House
Kitchen Cabinets
Living Room

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 Adirondack Blue comparisons

See how Adirondack Blue stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.

White Dove
Adirondack Blue
White Dove
Benjamin Moore
White Dove
LRV 83

White Dove is the lighter choice

Ammonite
Adirondack Blue
Ammonite
Farrow & Ball
Ammonite
LRV 69

Ammonite is the lighter choice

Iron Ore
Adirondack Blue
Iron Ore
Sherwin-Williams
Iron Ore
LRV 6

Adirondack Blue reads noticeably lighter

Purbeck Stone
Adirondack Blue
Purbeck Stone
Farrow & Ball
Purbeck Stone
LRV 52

Purbeck Stone is the lighter choice

Evergreen Fog
Adirondack Blue
Evergreen Fog
Sherwin-Williams
Evergreen Fog
LRV 30

Evergreen Fog reads slightly lighter

Mizzle
Adirondack Blue
Mizzle
Farrow & Ball
Mizzle
LRV 52

Mizzle is the lighter choice

Agreeable Gray
Adirondack Blue
Agreeable Gray
Sherwin-Williams
Agreeable Gray
LRV 60

Agreeable Gray is the lighter choice

Denim Drift
Adirondack Blue
Denim Drift
Dulux
Denim Drift
LRV 27

Denim Drift reads slightly lighter

Tranquil Dawn
Adirondack Blue
Tranquil Dawn
Dulux
Tranquil Dawn
LRV 55

Tranquil Dawn is the lighter choice

Balboa Mist
Adirondack Blue
Balboa Mist
Benjamin Moore
Balboa Mist
LRV 66

Balboa Mist is the lighter choice

Vintage Vogue
Adirondack Blue
Vintage Vogue
Benjamin Moore
Vintage Vogue
LRV 12

Adirondack Blue reads slightly lighter

Pale Green
Adirondack Blue
Pale Green
RAL ClassicClassic
Pale Green
LRV 31

Pale Green reads slightly lighter

Pine Needle
Adirondack Blue
Pine Needle
Dulux
Pine Needle
LRV 7

Adirondack Blue reads noticeably lighter

Cement grey
Adirondack Blue
Cement grey
RAL ClassicClassic
Cement grey
LRV 24

Nearly identical in tone

Black grey
Adirondack Blue
Black grey
RAL ClassicClassic
Black grey
LRV 6

Adirondack Blue reads noticeably lighter

Piazza
Adirondack Blue
Piazza
Tikkurila
Piazza
LRV 65

Piazza is the lighter choice

Humble Yellow
Adirondack Blue
Humble Yellow
Jotun
Humble Yellow
LRV 57

Humble Yellow is the lighter choice

Windmill Lane
Adirondack Blue
Windmill Lane
Little Greene
Windmill Lane
LRV 31

Windmill Lane reads slightly lighter

Senses
Adirondack Blue
Senses
Jotun
Senses
LRV 41

Senses reads noticeably lighter

Lamp Black
Adirondack Blue
Lamp Black
Little Greene
Lamp Black
LRV 3

Adirondack Blue reads noticeably lighter

Washed Linen
Adirondack Blue
Washed Linen
Jotun
Washed Linen
LRV 55

Washed Linen is the lighter choice

Tea with Florence
Adirondack Blue
Tea with Florence
Little Greene
Tea with Florence
LRV 18

Adirondack Blue reads slightly lighter

Thames Fog
Adirondack Blue
Thames Fog
Valspar
Thames Fog
LRV 27

Thames Fog reads slightly lighter

Ocean Abyss
Adirondack Blue
Ocean Abyss
Behr
Ocean Abyss
LRV 7

Adirondack Blue reads noticeably lighter

Classic Silver
Adirondack Blue
Classic Silver
Behr
Classic Silver
LRV 48

Classic Silver is the lighter choice

Teton Blue
Adirondack Blue
Teton Blue
Behr
Teton Blue
LRV 31

Teton Blue reads slightly lighter

RAL 110-2
Adirondack Blue
RAL 110-2
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 110-2
LRV 72

RAL 110-2 is the lighter choice

RAL 110-1
Adirondack Blue
RAL 110-1
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 110-1
LRV 80

RAL 110-1 is the lighter choice

Paper
Adirondack Blue
Paper
Tikkurila
Paper
LRV 88

Paper is the lighter choice

Passageway
Adirondack Blue
Passageway
Valspar
Passageway
LRV 14

Adirondack Blue reads slightly lighter