Natural Linen vs Slaked Lime Deep

Natural Linen is a Benjamin Moore color while Slaked Lime Deep comes from Little Greene. These are both beiges, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within beige to land. Natural Linen has an LRV of 60. They share a red quality — useful to know if you're layering them in the same space. With a ΔE of 2.7, the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side to reliably tell them apart. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.

Natural Linen vs Slaked Lime Deep in Real Spaces

1 real room side by side. Natural Linen and Slaked Lime Deep 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.

Kitchen Cabinets

On cabinetry, undertone and temperature become more pronounced against countertops and hardware. The two are close enough that the choice comes down to finer qualities — undertone, texture, what the color sits next to.

Natural LinenBenjamin Moore Natural Linen kitchen cabinets paint

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Slaked Lime DeepSlaked Lime Deep kitchen cabinets inspiration

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Color Details

Natural Linen
Benjamin Moore · 966
LRV59.8
BrandBenjamin Moore
Number966
UndertoneRed
TemperatureWarm
BrightnessLight
Slaked Lime Deep
Little Greene · 150
LRV
BrandLittle Greene
Number150
UndertoneRed
Temperature
Brightness

Natural Linen vs Slaked Lime Deep Simulated Comparison

5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Natural Linen on one side and Slaked Lime Deep on the other.

Bathroom
Bedroom
House
Kitchen Cabinets
Living Room

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 Natural Linen comparisons

See how Natural Linen stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.

Natural Linen
Ammonite
Natural Linen
Ammonite
Benjamin Moore
Natural Linen
966 · LRV 60
Farrow & Ball
Ammonite
LRV 69

A 9-point LRV gap (69 vs 60) makes Ammonite the marginally brighter of the two.

Natural Linen
White Dove
Natural Linen
White Dove
Benjamin Moore
Natural Linen
966 · LRV 60

White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 60), opening up a space where Natural Linen encloses it.

Natural Linen
Iron Ore
Natural Linen
Iron Ore
Benjamin Moore
Natural Linen
966 · LRV 60

Natural Linen reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.

Natural Linen
Purbeck Stone
Natural Linen
Purbeck Stone
Benjamin Moore
Natural Linen
966 · LRV 60

A 8-point LRV gap (60 vs 52) makes Natural Linen the marginally brighter of the two.

Natural Linen
Evergreen Fog
Natural Linen
Evergreen Fog
Benjamin Moore
Natural Linen
966 · LRV 60

At LRV 60 vs 30, Natural Linen is decisively the brighter choice.

Natural Linen
Mizzle
Natural Linen
Mizzle
Benjamin Moore
Natural Linen
966 · LRV 60
Farrow & Ball
Mizzle
LRV 52

Natural Linen reads slightly lighter (LRV 60 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Natural Linen
Agreeable Gray
Natural Linen
Agreeable Gray
Benjamin Moore
Natural Linen
966 · LRV 60

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 60 vs 60), so neither reads brighter in a room.

Natural Linen
Accessible Beige
Natural Linen
Accessible Beige
Benjamin Moore
Natural Linen
966 · LRV 60

With LRVs of 60 and 58, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.

Natural Linen
Denim Drift
Natural Linen
Denim Drift
Benjamin Moore
Natural Linen
966 · LRV 60

Natural Linen reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.

Natural Linen
French Gray
Natural Linen
French Gray
Benjamin Moore
Natural Linen
966 · LRV 60

At LRV 60 vs 43, Natural Linen is decisively the brighter choice.

Natural Linen
Naval
Natural Linen
Naval
Benjamin Moore
Natural Linen
966 · LRV 60
Sherwin-Williams
Naval
LRV 4

At LRV 60 vs 4, Natural Linen is decisively the brighter choice.

Natural Linen
Tranquil Dawn
Natural Linen
Tranquil Dawn
Benjamin Moore
Natural Linen
966 · LRV 60

Natural Linen reads slightly lighter (LRV 60 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Natural Linen
Bancha
Natural Linen
Bancha
Benjamin Moore
Natural Linen
966 · LRV 60
Farrow & Ball
Bancha
LRV 13

Natural Linen reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.

Natural Linen
Hardwick White
Natural Linen
Hardwick White
Benjamin Moore
Natural Linen
966 · LRV 60

Natural Linen reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.

Natural Linen
Pure White
Natural Linen
Pure White
Benjamin Moore
Natural Linen
966 · LRV 60

At LRV 84 vs 60, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.

Natural Linen
Artichoke
Natural Linen
Artichoke
Benjamin Moore
Natural Linen
966 · LRV 60
Sherwin-Williams
Artichoke
LRV 21

At LRV 60 vs 21, Natural Linen is decisively the brighter choice.

Balboa Mist
Natural Linen
Balboa Mist
Natural Linen
Benjamin Moore
Natural Linen
966 · LRV 60

Balboa Mist reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 60), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Natural Linen
Shoji White
Natural Linen
Shoji White
Benjamin Moore
Natural Linen
966 · LRV 60

Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 60), opening up a space where Natural Linen encloses it.

Natural Linen
Snowbound
Natural Linen
Snowbound
Benjamin Moore
Natural Linen
966 · LRV 60
Sherwin-Williams
Snowbound
LRV 83

Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 60), opening up a space where Natural Linen encloses it.

Natural Linen
Pigeon
Natural Linen
Pigeon
Benjamin Moore
Natural Linen
966 · LRV 60
Farrow & Ball
Pigeon
LRV 51

A 9-point LRV gap (60 vs 51) makes Natural Linen the marginally brighter of the two.

Natural Linen
Pewter Green
Natural Linen
Pewter Green
Benjamin Moore
Natural Linen
966 · LRV 60

Natural Linen reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.

Natural Linen
Duck Green
Natural Linen
Duck Green
Benjamin Moore
Natural Linen
966 · LRV 60

Natural Linen reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.

Natural Linen
Skimming Stone
Natural Linen
Skimming Stone
Benjamin Moore
Natural Linen
966 · LRV 60

Skimming Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 60), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Natural Linen
Dix Blue
Natural Linen
Dix Blue
Benjamin Moore
Natural Linen
966 · LRV 60
Farrow & Ball
Dix Blue
LRV 41

At LRV 60 vs 41, Natural Linen is decisively the brighter choice.

Natural Linen
Hicks' Blue
Natural Linen
Hicks' Blue

Natural Linen vs Hicks' Blue

Natural Linen
Vintage Vogue
Natural Linen
Vintage Vogue
Benjamin Moore
Natural Linen
966 · LRV 60

Natural Linen reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.

Natural Linen
Livid
Natural Linen
Livid
Benjamin Moore
Natural Linen
966 · LRV 60

Natural Linen vs Livid

Natural Linen
Saybrook Sage
Natural Linen
Saybrook Sage
Benjamin Moore
Natural Linen
966 · LRV 60

Natural Linen reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.

Natural Linen
Pale Green
Natural Linen
Pale Green
Benjamin Moore
Natural Linen
966 · LRV 60
RAL ClassicClassic
Pale Green
LRV 31

At LRV 60 vs 31, Natural Linen is decisively the brighter choice.

Natural Linen
Pine Needle
Natural Linen
Pine Needle
Benjamin Moore
Natural Linen
966 · LRV 60

At LRV 60 vs 7, Natural Linen is decisively the brighter choice.