Lion Yellow vs Slaked Lime Deep
Where Lion Yellow belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Slaked Lime Deep is a Little Greene color. Lion Yellow reads as beige-yellow, while Slaked Lime Deep reads as beige — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Lion Yellow has an LRV of 80. Both lean red, so they'll behave similarly in mixed or changing light conditions. With a ΔE of 12.5, the contrast is hard to miss. These aren't variations on a theme — they're two different answers to the same question. Below, 5 simulated room previews show how each color reads at scale — real-room photos will be added as they become available.
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Lion Yellow vs Slaked Lime Deep Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Lion Yellow 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 Lion Yellow comparisons
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Lion Yellow reads slightly lighter (LRV 80 vs 69), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 83 vs 80), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 80 vs 6, Lion Yellow is decisively the brighter choice.
Lion Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Lion Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 80 vs 52, Lion Yellow is decisively the brighter choice.
Lion Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 80 vs 58, Lion Yellow is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 80 vs 27, Lion Yellow is decisively the brighter choice.
Lion Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Lion Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 80 vs 55, Lion Yellow is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 80 vs 13, Lion Yellow is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 80 vs 44, Lion Yellow is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reads slightly lighter (LRV 84 vs 80), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Lion Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
At LRV 80 vs 66, Lion Yellow is decisively the brighter choice.
A 6-point LRV gap (80 vs 74) makes Lion Yellow the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 83 vs 80), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Lion Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 51), opening up a space where Pigeon encloses it.
At LRV 80 vs 12, Lion Yellow is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 80 vs 8, Lion Yellow is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 80 vs 68, Lion Yellow is decisively the brighter choice.
Lion Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 80 vs 12, Lion Yellow is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 80 vs 45, Lion Yellow is decisively the brighter choice.
Lion Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Lion Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.