Sideline vs Slaked Lime
Sideline (Cloverdale Paint) and Slaked Lime (Little Greene) come from different manufacturers. These are both yellows, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within yellow to land. Their light reflectance values are nearly the same — 87 vs 87 — so neither will read significantly brighter or darker than the other. A ΔE of 0.5 puts them in subtle territory — distinguishable in direct comparison, less so from across a room. Below you'll find 5 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Sideline vs Slaked Lime in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Sideline and Slaked Lime are close enough that the difference can be hard to judge from a chip alone — these photos show how each reads at scale, across different spaces and lighting conditions.
Living Room
A living room wall sees more varied light than almost any other surface in the house, which makes the choice between these two more nuanced than a chip suggests. At this scale the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side, as shown here, to reliably tell them apart.
Bedroom
Bedrooms are typically lit with warmer, lower light than the rest of the house — a condition that flatters warm tones and deepens cool ones. In photos like these you're seeing the difference at its most direct. In a finished room, the distinction is there but not dramatic.
Kitchen
Kitchens often have the harshest, most revealing light in the house — under-cabinet LEDs and overhead fixtures that strip away subtlety. In photos like these you're seeing the difference at its most direct. In a finished room, the distinction is there but not dramatic.
Dining Room
Dining rooms often rely on warm incandescent or candlelight, which flatters warm undertones and mutes cool ones. The two are close enough that the choice comes down to finer qualities — undertone, texture, what the color sits next to.
Bathroom
Small bathrooms intensify color. A shade that seems quiet in a larger room can feel immersive when you're surrounded by it on four walls. In photos like these you're seeing the difference at its most direct. In a finished room, the distinction is there but not dramatic.
Color Details
Sideline vs Slaked Lime Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Sideline on one side and Slaked Lime 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 Sideline comparisons
See how Sideline stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
A 4-point LRV gap (87 vs 83) makes Sideline the marginally brighter of the two.
Sideline reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Sideline reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
Sideline reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 87 vs 58, Sideline is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 87 vs 27, Sideline is decisively the brighter choice.
Sideline reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
At LRV 87 vs 55, Sideline is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 87 vs 44, Sideline is decisively the brighter choice.
Sideline reads slightly lighter (LRV 87 vs 84), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 87 vs 66, Sideline is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 87 vs 74, Sideline is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 87 vs 12, Sideline is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 87 vs 68, Sideline is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 87 vs 12, Sideline is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 87 vs 45, Sideline is decisively the brighter choice.
Sideline reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Sideline reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Sideline reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Sideline reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 57), opening up a space where Guilford Green encloses it.