Nantucket Gray vs Slaked Lime - Dark
Where Nantucket Gray belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Slaked Lime - Dark is a Little Greene color. These are both beige-greiges, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within beige-greige to land. Slaked Lime - Dark (LRV 45) reflects noticeably more light than Nantucket Gray (LRV 40), a difference of 5 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Nantucket Gray runs yellow while Slaked Lime - Dark is decidedly red, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. The ΔE 4.2 gap is real but not dramatic — close enough to use together, distinct enough to matter as a choice. Below you'll find 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Nantucket Gray vs Slaked Lime - Dark in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Nantucket Gray and Slaked Lime - Dark are close enough that the difference can be hard to judge from a chip alone — these photos show how each reads at scale, across different spaces and lighting conditions.
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. The brightness difference is modest but present — Slaked Lime - Dark gives the walls a little more lift.
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. Slaked Lime - Dark reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Front Door
A front door is a focal point — small color differences read clearly at this concentrated scale. The brightness difference is modest but present — Slaked Lime - Dark gives the walls a little more lift.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. Slaked Lime - Dark reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
Nantucket Gray vs Slaked Lime - Dark Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Nantucket Gray on one side and Slaked Lime - Dark 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.
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