Feather Fern vs Slaked Lime Deep
Feather Fern is a Cloverdale Paint color while Slaked Lime Deep comes from Little Greene. Feather Fern reads as green-grey, while Slaked Lime Deep reads as beige — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Feather Fern has an LRV of 72. At ΔE 11.5, 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.
Feather Fern vs Slaked Lime Deep in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Feather Fern 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
Feather Fern vs Slaked Lime Deep Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Feather Fern 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 Feather Fern comparisons
See how Feather Fern stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Feather Fern reads slightly lighter (LRV 72 vs 69), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 11-point LRV gap (83 vs 72) makes White Dove the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 72 vs 6, Feather Fern is decisively the brighter choice.
Feather Fern reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Feather Fern reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 72 vs 52, Feather Fern is decisively the brighter choice.
Feather Fern reads slightly lighter (LRV 72 vs 60), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 72 vs 58, Feather Fern is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 72 vs 27, Feather Fern is decisively the brighter choice.
Feather Fern reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Feather Fern reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 72 vs 55, Feather Fern is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 72 vs 13, Feather Fern is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 72 vs 44, Feather Fern is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reads slightly lighter (LRV 84 vs 72), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Feather Fern reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (72 vs 66) makes Feather Fern the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 74 vs 72), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 11-point LRV gap (83 vs 72) makes Snowbound the marginally brighter of the two.
Feather Fern reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 51), opening up a space where Pigeon encloses it.
At LRV 72 vs 12, Feather Fern is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 72 vs 8, Feather Fern is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (72 vs 68) makes Feather Fern the marginally brighter of the two.
Feather Fern reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 72 vs 12, Feather Fern is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 72 vs 45, Feather Fern is decisively the brighter choice.
Feather Fern reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Feather Fern reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.