Paper vs Slaked Lime Deep
Paper is a Cloverdale Paint color while Slaked Lime Deep comes from Little Greene. Hue-wise, Paper belongs to the beige-greige family and Slaked Lime Deep to the beige family. Paper has an LRV of 88. At ΔE 18.2, 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.
Paper vs Slaked Lime Deep in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Paper 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
Paper vs Slaked Lime Deep Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Paper 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 Paper comparisons
See how Paper stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Paper reads slightly lighter (LRV 88 vs 83), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 88 vs 52, Paper is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 88 vs 30, Paper is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 88 vs 60, Paper is decisively the brighter choice.
Paper reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 58), opening up a space where Accessible Beige encloses it.
Paper reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 88 vs 43, Paper is decisively the brighter choice.
Paper reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Paper reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
A 4-point LRV gap (88 vs 84) makes Paper the marginally brighter of the two.
Paper reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 66), opening up a space where Balboa Mist encloses it.
Paper reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 74), opening up a space where Shoji White encloses it.
Paper reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Paper reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Paper reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 68), opening up a space where Skimming Stone encloses it.
Paper reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Paper reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 88 vs 31, Paper is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 88 vs 7, Paper is decisively the brighter choice.