Hampshire Gray vs Slaked Lime Deep
Where Hampshire Gray belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Slaked Lime Deep is a Little Greene color. Hue-wise, Hampshire Gray belongs to the greige-grey family and Slaked Lime Deep to the beige family. Hampshire Gray has an LRV of 25. Hampshire Gray runs yellow while Slaked Lime Deep is decidedly red, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 23.4, 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.
Hampshire Gray vs Slaked Lime Deep in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Hampshire Gray 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.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. 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
Hampshire Gray vs Slaked Lime Deep Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Hampshire Gray 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 Hampshire Gray comparisons
See how Hampshire Gray stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 69 vs 25, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 25), opening up a space where Hampshire Gray encloses it.
Hampshire Gray reflects far more light (LRV 25 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 52 vs 25, Purbeck Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
A 5-point LRV gap (30 vs 25) makes Evergreen Fog the marginally brighter of the two.
Mizzle reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 25), opening up a space where Hampshire Gray encloses it.
At LRV 60 vs 25, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 25), opening up a space where Hampshire Gray encloses it.
With LRVs of 27 and 25, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 43 vs 25, French Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 25 vs 4, Hampshire Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 25), opening up a space where Hampshire Gray encloses it.
Hampshire Gray reflects far more light (LRV 25 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Hardwick White reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 25), opening up a space where Hampshire Gray encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 25, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (25 vs 21) makes Hampshire Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 25), opening up a space where Hampshire Gray encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 25), opening up a space where Hampshire Gray encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 25), opening up a space where Hampshire Gray encloses it.
At LRV 51 vs 25, Pigeon is decisively the brighter choice.
Hampshire Gray reflects far more light (LRV 25 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Hampshire Gray reflects far more light (LRV 25 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 25), opening up a space where Hampshire Gray encloses it.
At LRV 41 vs 25, Dix Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Hampshire Gray reflects far more light (LRV 25 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Saybrook Sage reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 25), opening up a space where Hampshire Gray encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (31 vs 25) makes Pale Green the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 25 vs 7, Hampshire Gray is decisively the brighter choice.