Chimney vs Slaked Lime Deep
Where Chimney belongs to Behr's range, Slaked Lime Deep is a Little Greene color. Hue-wise, Chimney belongs to the blue-grey family and Slaked Lime Deep to the beige family. Chimney has an LRV of 8. Chimney runs blue while Slaked Lime Deep is decidedly red, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 49.5, 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 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Chimney vs Slaked Lime Deep in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Chimney and Slaked Lime Deep 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.
Color Details
Chimney vs Slaked Lime Deep Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Chimney on one side and Slaked Lime Deep 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 Chimney comparisons
See how Chimney stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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