Bleached Lichen 3 vs Slaked Lime Deep
Where Bleached Lichen 3 belongs to Dulux's range, Slaked Lime Deep is a Little Greene color. Hue-wise, Bleached Lichen 3 belongs to the beige-greige family and Slaked Lime Deep to the beige family. Bleached Lichen 3 has an LRV of 67. Bleached Lichen 3 runs warm while Slaked Lime Deep is decidedly red, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. The ΔE 6.2 gap is real but not dramatic — close enough to use together, distinct enough to matter as a choice. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Bleached Lichen 3 vs Slaked Lime Deep in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Bleached Lichen 3 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.
Color Details
Bleached Lichen 3 vs Slaked Lime Deep Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Bleached Lichen 3 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 Bleached Lichen 3 comparisons
See how Bleached Lichen 3 stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
With LRVs of 69 and 67, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 83 vs 67, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 67 vs 6, Bleached Lichen 3 is decisively the brighter choice.
Bleached Lichen 3 reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Bleached Lichen 3 reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 67 vs 52, Bleached Lichen 3 is decisively the brighter choice.
Bleached Lichen 3 reads slightly lighter (LRV 67 vs 60), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 9-point LRV gap (67 vs 58) makes Bleached Lichen 3 the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 67 vs 27, Bleached Lichen 3 is decisively the brighter choice.
Bleached Lichen 3 reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Bleached Lichen 3 reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 67 vs 55, Bleached Lichen 3 is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 67 vs 13, Bleached Lichen 3 is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 67 vs 44, Bleached Lichen 3 is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 67), opening up a space where Bleached Lichen 3 encloses it.
Bleached Lichen 3 reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 67 vs 66), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 7-point LRV gap (74 vs 67) makes Shoji White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 83 vs 67, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
Bleached Lichen 3 reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 51), opening up a space where Pigeon encloses it.
At LRV 67 vs 12, Bleached Lichen 3 is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 67 vs 8, Bleached Lichen 3 is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 68 vs 67), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Bleached Lichen 3 reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 67 vs 12, Bleached Lichen 3 is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 67 vs 45, Bleached Lichen 3 is decisively the brighter choice.
Bleached Lichen 3 reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Bleached Lichen 3 reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.