Desired Dawn vs Slaked Lime Deep
Desired Dawn is a Cloverdale Paint color while Slaked Lime Deep comes from Little Greene. Hue-wise, Desired Dawn belongs to the grey-red family and Slaked Lime Deep to the beige family. Desired Dawn has an LRV of 70. At ΔE 16.0, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Desired Dawn vs Slaked Lime Deep in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Desired Dawn 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
Living rooms test a color across a full range of conditions — morning sun, afternoon shade, and evening lamp light all shift how both of these read. At this scale, the choice between them becomes clear in a way that a swatch alone can't communicate.
Bedroom
Bedroom walls are often seen under warm artificial light, a context that shifts both colors from how they look on a chip. 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.
Kitchen
Kitchen lighting tends to be bright and directional, which sharpens contrast and makes undertone differences more apparent. 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.
Bathroom
Bathrooms amplify color — the enclosed space and reflective surfaces make what reads subtle elsewhere feel more present here. 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.
Color Details
Desired Dawn vs Slaked Lime Deep Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Desired Dawn 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 Desired Dawn comparisons
See how Desired Dawn stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
With LRVs of 70 and 69, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 83 vs 70, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 70 vs 6, Desired Dawn is decisively the brighter choice.
Desired Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Desired Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 70 vs 52, Desired Dawn is decisively the brighter choice.
Desired Dawn reads slightly lighter (LRV 70 vs 60), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 70 vs 58, Desired Dawn is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 70 vs 27, Desired Dawn is decisively the brighter choice.
Desired Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Desired Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 70 vs 55, Desired Dawn is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 70 vs 13, Desired Dawn is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 70 vs 44, Desired Dawn is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 70), opening up a space where Desired Dawn encloses it.
Desired Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
A 4-point LRV gap (70 vs 66) makes Desired Dawn the marginally brighter of the two.
A 4-point LRV gap (74 vs 70) makes Shoji White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 83 vs 70, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
Desired Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 51), opening up a space where Pigeon encloses it.
At LRV 70 vs 12, Desired Dawn is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 70 vs 8, Desired Dawn is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 70 vs 68), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Desired Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 70 vs 12, Desired Dawn is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 70 vs 45, Desired Dawn is decisively the brighter choice.
Desired Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Desired Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.