Carolina Gull vs Slaked Lime Deep
Where Carolina Gull belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Slaked Lime Deep is a Little Greene color. Carolina Gull reads as green-grey, while Slaked Lime Deep reads as beige — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Carolina Gull has an LRV of 27. Carolina Gull runs green while Slaked Lime Deep is decidedly red, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 24.9, 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 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Carolina Gull vs Slaked Lime Deep in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Carolina Gull 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.
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.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.
Color Details
Carolina Gull vs Slaked Lime Deep Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Carolina Gull 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 Carolina Gull comparisons
See how Carolina Gull stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 69 vs 27, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 27), opening up a space where Carolina Gull encloses it.
Carolina Gull reflects far more light (LRV 27 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 52 vs 27, Purbeck Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 30 vs 27), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Mizzle reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 27), opening up a space where Carolina Gull encloses it.
At LRV 60 vs 27, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 27), opening up a space where Carolina Gull encloses it.
With LRVs of 27 and 27, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 43 vs 27, French Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 27 vs 4, Carolina Gull is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 27), opening up a space where Carolina Gull encloses it.
Carolina Gull reflects far more light (LRV 27 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Hardwick White reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 27), opening up a space where Carolina Gull encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 27, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
A 6-point LRV gap (27 vs 21) makes Carolina Gull the marginally brighter of the two.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 27), opening up a space where Carolina Gull encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 27), opening up a space where Carolina Gull encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 27), opening up a space where Carolina Gull encloses it.
At LRV 51 vs 27, Pigeon is decisively the brighter choice.
Carolina Gull reflects far more light (LRV 27 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Carolina Gull reflects far more light (LRV 27 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 27), opening up a space where Carolina Gull encloses it.
At LRV 41 vs 27, Dix Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Carolina Gull reflects far more light (LRV 27 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Saybrook Sage reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 27), opening up a space where Carolina Gull encloses it.
A 4-point LRV gap (31 vs 27) makes Pale Green the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 27 vs 7, Carolina Gull is decisively the brighter choice.