Trade Secret vs Slaked Lime Deep
Where Trade Secret belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Slaked Lime Deep is a Little Greene color. These are both beiges, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within beige to land. Trade Secret has an LRV of 70. The ΔE 5.9 gap is real but not dramatic — close enough to use together, distinct enough to matter as a choice. Below you'll find 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Trade Secret vs Slaked Lime Deep in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Trade Secret and Slaked Lime Deep 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
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
Trade Secret vs Slaked Lime Deep Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Trade Secret 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 Trade Secret comparisons
See how Trade Secret stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
With LRVs of 70 and 69, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 83 vs 70, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 70 vs 6, Trade Secret is decisively the brighter choice.
Trade Secret reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Trade Secret reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 70 vs 52, Trade Secret is decisively the brighter choice.
Trade Secret reads slightly lighter (LRV 70 vs 60), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 70 vs 58, Trade Secret is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 70 vs 27, Trade Secret is decisively the brighter choice.
Trade Secret reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Trade Secret reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 70 vs 55, Trade Secret is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 70 vs 13, Trade Secret is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 70 vs 44, Trade Secret is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 70), opening up a space where Trade Secret encloses it.
Trade Secret reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
A 4-point LRV gap (70 vs 66) makes Trade Secret the marginally brighter of the two.
A 4-point LRV gap (74 vs 70) makes Shoji White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 83 vs 70, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
Trade Secret reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 51), opening up a space where Pigeon encloses it.
At LRV 70 vs 12, Trade Secret is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 70 vs 8, Trade Secret is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 70 vs 68), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Trade Secret reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 70 vs 12, Trade Secret is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 70 vs 45, Trade Secret is decisively the brighter choice.
Trade Secret reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Trade Secret reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.