Drifting Cloud vs Slaked Lime Deep
Drifting Cloud is a Dulux color while Slaked Lime Deep comes from Little Greene. Hue-wise, Drifting Cloud belongs to the blue-white family and Slaked Lime Deep to the beige family. Drifting Cloud has an LRV of 75. The tonal difference — Drifting Cloud's neutral character against Slaked Lime Deep's red — becomes most visible against white trim or in morning light. At ΔE 16.8, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Drifting Cloud vs Slaked Lime Deep in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Drifting Cloud 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.
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.
Color Details
Drifting Cloud vs Slaked Lime Deep Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Drifting Cloud 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 Drifting Cloud comparisons
See how Drifting Cloud stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
A 6-point LRV gap (75 vs 69) makes Drifting Cloud the marginally brighter of the two.
White Dove reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 75), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Drifting Cloud reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 75 vs 52, Drifting Cloud is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 75 vs 30, Drifting Cloud is decisively the brighter choice.
Drifting Cloud reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
At LRV 75 vs 60, Drifting Cloud is decisively the brighter choice.
Drifting Cloud reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 58), opening up a space where Accessible Beige encloses it.
Drifting Cloud reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 75 vs 43, Drifting Cloud is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 75 vs 4, Drifting Cloud is decisively the brighter choice.
Drifting Cloud reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Drifting Cloud reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Drifting Cloud reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
A 9-point LRV gap (84 vs 75) makes Pure White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 75 vs 21, Drifting Cloud is decisively the brighter choice.
Drifting Cloud reads slightly lighter (LRV 75 vs 66), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 75 and 74, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Snowbound reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 75), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 75 vs 51, Drifting Cloud is decisively the brighter choice.
Drifting Cloud reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Drifting Cloud reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Drifting Cloud reads slightly lighter (LRV 75 vs 68), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 75 vs 41, Drifting Cloud is decisively the brighter choice.
Drifting Cloud reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Drifting Cloud reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 75 vs 31, Drifting Cloud is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 75 vs 7, Drifting Cloud is decisively the brighter choice.