Nilla Vanilla vs Slaked Lime Deep
Nilla Vanilla is a Cloverdale Paint color while Slaked Lime Deep comes from Little Greene. Both sit in the beige family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. Nilla Vanilla has an LRV of 84. At ΔE 15.0, 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.
Nilla Vanilla vs Slaked Lime Deep in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Nilla Vanilla 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
Nilla Vanilla vs Slaked Lime Deep Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Nilla Vanilla 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 Nilla Vanilla comparisons
See how Nilla Vanilla stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 84 vs 69, Nilla Vanilla is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 84 and 83, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Nilla Vanilla reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 52, Nilla Vanilla is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 84 vs 30, Nilla Vanilla is decisively the brighter choice.
Nilla Vanilla reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 60, Nilla Vanilla is decisively the brighter choice.
Nilla Vanilla reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 58), opening up a space where Accessible Beige encloses it.
Nilla Vanilla reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 43, Nilla Vanilla is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 84 vs 4, Nilla Vanilla is decisively the brighter choice.
Nilla Vanilla reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Nilla Vanilla reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Nilla Vanilla reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 84 vs 84), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 84 vs 21, Nilla Vanilla is decisively the brighter choice.
Nilla Vanilla reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 66), opening up a space where Balboa Mist encloses it.
Nilla Vanilla reads slightly lighter (LRV 84 vs 74), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 84 and 83, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 84 vs 51, Nilla Vanilla is decisively the brighter choice.
Nilla Vanilla reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Nilla Vanilla reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Nilla Vanilla reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 68), opening up a space where Skimming Stone encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 41, Nilla Vanilla is decisively the brighter choice.
Nilla Vanilla reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Nilla Vanilla reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 31, Nilla Vanilla is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 84 vs 7, Nilla Vanilla is decisively the brighter choice.