Toucan Black vs Slaked Lime Deep

Where Toucan Black belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Slaked Lime Deep is a Little Greene color. Toucan Black reads as grey, while Slaked Lime Deep reads as beige — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Toucan Black has an LRV of 6. Toucan Black runs blue and purple while Slaked Lime Deep is decidedly red, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 57.9, 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 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.

Toucan Black vs Slaked Lime Deep in Real Spaces

2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Toucan Black 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.

Toucan BlackToucan Black living room fireplace paint

@oakandivorybuildingco

Slaked Lime DeepSlaked Lime Deep living room paint

@holly.tree.house

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.

Toucan BlackBenjamin Moore Toucan Black Bathroom

@word_of_mouth_painting

Slaked Lime DeepSlaked Lime Deep bathroom paint

@interiors71

Color Details

Toucan Black
Benjamin Moore · 2118-20
LRV6.1
BrandBenjamin Moore
Number2118-20
UndertoneBlue and Purple
TemperatureNeutral
BrightnessDark
Slaked Lime Deep
Little Greene · 150
LRV
BrandLittle Greene
Number150
UndertoneRed
Temperature
Brightness

Toucan Black vs Slaked Lime Deep Simulated Comparison

5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Toucan Black 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 Toucan Black comparisons

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

Toucan Black
Ammonite
Toucan Black
Ammonite
Benjamin Moore
Toucan Black
2118-20 · LRV 6
Farrow & Ball
Ammonite
LRV 69

At LRV 69 vs 6, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.

Toucan Black
Toucan Black
White Dove
White Dove
Toucan Black vs White Dove
Benjamin Moore
Toucan Black
2118-20 · LRV 6

White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 6), opening up a space where Toucan Black encloses it.

Toucan Black
Iron Ore
Toucan Black
Iron Ore
Benjamin Moore
Toucan Black
2118-20 · LRV 6

With LRVs of 6 and 6, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.

Toucan Black
Purbeck Stone
Toucan Black
Purbeck Stone
Benjamin Moore
Toucan Black
2118-20 · LRV 6

At LRV 52 vs 6, Purbeck Stone is decisively the brighter choice.

Toucan Black
Evergreen Fog
Toucan Black
Evergreen Fog
Benjamin Moore
Toucan Black
2118-20 · LRV 6

At LRV 30 vs 6, Evergreen Fog is decisively the brighter choice.

Toucan Black
Mizzle
Toucan Black
Mizzle
Benjamin Moore
Toucan Black
2118-20 · LRV 6
Farrow & Ball
Mizzle
LRV 52

Mizzle reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 6), opening up a space where Toucan Black encloses it.

Toucan Black
Agreeable Gray
Toucan Black
Agreeable Gray
Benjamin Moore
Toucan Black
2118-20 · LRV 6

At LRV 60 vs 6, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.

Toucan Black
Accessible Beige
Toucan Black
Accessible Beige
Benjamin Moore
Toucan Black
2118-20 · LRV 6

Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 6), opening up a space where Toucan Black encloses it.

Toucan Black
Denim Drift
Toucan Black
Denim Drift
Benjamin Moore
Toucan Black
2118-20 · LRV 6

Denim Drift reflects far more light (LRV 27 vs 6), opening up a space where Toucan Black encloses it.

Toucan Black
French Gray
Toucan Black
French Gray
Benjamin Moore
Toucan Black
2118-20 · LRV 6

At LRV 43 vs 6, French Gray is decisively the brighter choice.

Toucan Black
Naval
Toucan Black
Naval
Benjamin Moore
Toucan Black
2118-20 · LRV 6
Sherwin-Williams
Naval
LRV 4

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 6 vs 4), so neither reads brighter in a room.

Toucan Black
Tranquil Dawn
Toucan Black
Tranquil Dawn
Benjamin Moore
Toucan Black
2118-20 · LRV 6

Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 6), opening up a space where Toucan Black encloses it.

Toucan Black
Bancha
Toucan Black
Bancha
Benjamin Moore
Toucan Black
2118-20 · LRV 6
Farrow & Ball
Bancha
LRV 13

Bancha reads slightly lighter (LRV 13 vs 6), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Toucan Black
Hardwick White
Toucan Black
Hardwick White
Benjamin Moore
Toucan Black
2118-20 · LRV 6

Hardwick White reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 6), opening up a space where Toucan Black encloses it.

Toucan Black
Pure White
Toucan Black
Pure White
Benjamin Moore
Toucan Black
2118-20 · LRV 6

At LRV 84 vs 6, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.

Toucan Black
Artichoke
Toucan Black
Artichoke
Benjamin Moore
Toucan Black
2118-20 · LRV 6
Sherwin-Williams
Artichoke
LRV 21

At LRV 21 vs 6, Artichoke is decisively the brighter choice.

Balboa Mist
Toucan Black
Balboa Mist
Toucan Black
Benjamin Moore
Toucan Black
2118-20 · LRV 6

Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 6), opening up a space where Toucan Black encloses it.

Toucan Black
Shoji White
Toucan Black
Shoji White
Benjamin Moore
Toucan Black
2118-20 · LRV 6

Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 6), opening up a space where Toucan Black encloses it.

Toucan Black
Snowbound
Toucan Black
Snowbound
Benjamin Moore
Toucan Black
2118-20 · LRV 6
Sherwin-Williams
Snowbound
LRV 83

Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 6), opening up a space where Toucan Black encloses it.

Toucan Black
Pigeon
Toucan Black
Pigeon
Benjamin Moore
Toucan Black
2118-20 · LRV 6
Farrow & Ball
Pigeon
LRV 51

At LRV 51 vs 6, Pigeon is decisively the brighter choice.

Toucan Black
Pewter Green
Toucan Black
Pewter Green
Benjamin Moore
Toucan Black
2118-20 · LRV 6

Pewter Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 12 vs 6), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Toucan Black
Duck Green
Toucan Black
Duck Green
Benjamin Moore
Toucan Black
2118-20 · LRV 6

With LRVs of 8 and 6, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.

Toucan Black
Skimming Stone
Toucan Black
Skimming Stone
Benjamin Moore
Toucan Black
2118-20 · LRV 6

Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 6), opening up a space where Toucan Black encloses it.

Toucan Black
Dix Blue
Toucan Black
Dix Blue
Benjamin Moore
Toucan Black
2118-20 · LRV 6
Farrow & Ball
Dix Blue
LRV 41

At LRV 41 vs 6, Dix Blue is decisively the brighter choice.

Toucan Black
Hicks' Blue
Toucan Black
Hicks' Blue
Benjamin Moore
Toucan Black
2118-20 · LRV 6

Toucan Black vs Hicks' Blue

Toucan Black
Vintage Vogue
Toucan Black
Vintage Vogue
Benjamin Moore
Toucan Black
2118-20 · LRV 6

Vintage Vogue reads slightly lighter (LRV 12 vs 6), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Toucan Black
Livid
Toucan Black
Livid
Benjamin Moore
Toucan Black
2118-20 · LRV 6

Toucan Black vs Livid

Saybrook Sage
Toucan Black
Saybrook Sage
Toucan Black
Benjamin Moore
Toucan Black
2118-20 · LRV 6

Saybrook Sage reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 6), opening up a space where Toucan Black encloses it.

Toucan Black
Pale Green
Toucan Black
Pale Green
Benjamin Moore
Toucan Black
2118-20 · LRV 6
RAL ClassicClassic
Pale Green
LRV 31

At LRV 31 vs 6, Pale Green is decisively the brighter choice.

Toucan Black
Pine Needle
Toucan Black
Pine Needle
Benjamin Moore
Toucan Black
2118-20 · LRV 6

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 7 vs 6), so neither reads brighter in a room.