Pale Cornflower vs Slaked Lime Deep
Pale Cornflower (Behr) and Slaked Lime Deep (Little Greene) come from different manufacturers. Hue-wise, Pale Cornflower belongs to the blue family and Slaked Lime Deep to the beige family. Pale Cornflower has an LRV of 68. Where Pale Cornflower leans blue, Slaked Lime Deep reads red — a distinction that shifts noticeably depending on the light source and surrounding finishes. A ΔE of 20.0 puts these firmly in different territory — two distinct design choices rather than close alternatives. Below you'll find 5 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Pale Cornflower vs Slaked Lime Deep in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Seeing Pale Cornflower 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
A living room wall sees more varied light than almost any other surface in the house, which makes the choice between these two more nuanced than a chip suggests. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.
Bedroom
Bedrooms are typically lit with warmer, lower light than the rest of the house — a condition that flatters warm tones and deepens cool ones. At this scale, the choice between them becomes clear in a way that a swatch alone can't communicate.
Kitchen
Kitchens often have the harshest, most revealing light in the house — under-cabinet LEDs and overhead fixtures that strip away subtlety. At this scale, the choice between them becomes clear in a way that a swatch alone can't communicate.
Bathroom
Small bathrooms intensify color. A shade that seems quiet in a larger room can feel immersive when you're surrounded by it on four walls. At this scale, the choice between them becomes clear in a way that a swatch alone can't communicate.
Kitchen Cabinets
Cabinet color is always seen in context — against countertops, backsplash, and hardware — which amplifies undertone differences that might disappear on a plain wall. At this scale, the choice between them becomes clear in a way that a swatch alone can't communicate.
Color Details
Pale Cornflower vs Slaked Lime Deep Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Pale Cornflower 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 Pale Cornflower comparisons
See how Pale Cornflower stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 69 vs 68), so neither reads brighter in a room.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 68), opening up a space where Pale Cornflower encloses it.
Pale Cornflower reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 68 vs 52, Pale Cornflower is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 30, Pale Cornflower is decisively the brighter choice.
Pale Cornflower reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
A 7-point LRV gap (68 vs 60) makes Pale Cornflower the marginally brighter of the two.
Pale Cornflower reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Pale Cornflower reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 68 vs 43, Pale Cornflower is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 4, Pale Cornflower is decisively the brighter choice.
Pale Cornflower reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Pale Cornflower reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Pale Cornflower reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 68, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 21, Pale Cornflower is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 68 and 66, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Shoji White reads slightly lighter (LRV 74 vs 68), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 68), opening up a space where Pale Cornflower encloses it.
At LRV 68 vs 51, Pale Cornflower is decisively the brighter choice.
Pale Cornflower reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Pale Cornflower reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
With LRVs of 68 and 68, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 68 vs 41, Pale Cornflower is decisively the brighter choice.
Pale Cornflower reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Pale Cornflower reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 68 vs 31, Pale Cornflower is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 7, Pale Cornflower is decisively the brighter choice.