Ostrich Tail vs Slaked Lime Deep
Where Ostrich Tail belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Slaked Lime Deep is a Little Greene color. Ostrich Tail reads as pink, while Slaked Lime Deep reads as beige — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Ostrich Tail has an LRV of 76. With a ΔE of 18.4, 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 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Ostrich Tail vs Slaked Lime Deep in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Ostrich Tail 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.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.
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.
Color Details
Ostrich Tail vs Slaked Lime Deep Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Ostrich Tail 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 Ostrich Tail comparisons
See how Ostrich Tail stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Ostrich Tail reads slightly lighter (LRV 76 vs 69), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 7-point LRV gap (83 vs 76) makes White Dove the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 76 vs 6, Ostrich Tail is decisively the brighter choice.
Ostrich Tail reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Ostrich Tail reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 76 vs 52, Ostrich Tail is decisively the brighter choice.
Ostrich Tail reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 76 vs 58, Ostrich Tail is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 76 vs 27, Ostrich Tail is decisively the brighter choice.
Ostrich Tail reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Ostrich Tail reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 76 vs 55, Ostrich Tail is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 76 vs 13, Ostrich Tail is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 76 vs 44, Ostrich Tail is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reads slightly lighter (LRV 84 vs 76), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Ostrich Tail reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
A 10-point LRV gap (76 vs 66) makes Ostrich Tail the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 76 vs 74), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 7-point LRV gap (83 vs 76) makes Snowbound the marginally brighter of the two.
Ostrich Tail reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 51), opening up a space where Pigeon encloses it.
At LRV 76 vs 12, Ostrich Tail is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 76 vs 8, Ostrich Tail is decisively the brighter choice.
A 8-point LRV gap (76 vs 68) makes Ostrich Tail the marginally brighter of the two.
Ostrich Tail reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 76 vs 12, Ostrich Tail is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 76 vs 45, Ostrich Tail is decisively the brighter choice.
Ostrich Tail reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Ostrich Tail reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.