Mellow Mocha vs Slaked Lime Deep
Mellow Mocha is a Dulux color while Slaked Lime Deep comes from Little Greene. Mellow Mocha reads as beige-pink, while Slaked Lime Deep reads as beige — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Mellow Mocha has an LRV of 64. The tonal difference — Mellow Mocha's warm character against Slaked Lime Deep's red — becomes most visible against white trim or in morning light. At ΔE 10.8, 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.
Mellow Mocha vs Slaked Lime Deep in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Mellow Mocha 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
Mellow Mocha vs Slaked Lime Deep Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Mellow Mocha 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 Mellow Mocha comparisons
See how Mellow Mocha stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
A 5-point LRV gap (69 vs 64) makes Ammonite the marginally brighter of the two.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 64), opening up a space where Mellow Mocha encloses it.
Mellow Mocha reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 64 vs 52, Mellow Mocha is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 64 vs 30, Mellow Mocha is decisively the brighter choice.
Mellow Mocha reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
A 4-point LRV gap (64 vs 60) makes Mellow Mocha the marginally brighter of the two.
Mellow Mocha reads slightly lighter (LRV 64 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Mellow Mocha reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 64 vs 43, Mellow Mocha is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 64 vs 4, Mellow Mocha is decisively the brighter choice.
Mellow Mocha reads slightly lighter (LRV 64 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Mellow Mocha reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Mellow Mocha reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 64, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 64 vs 21, Mellow Mocha is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 66 and 64, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Shoji White reads slightly lighter (LRV 74 vs 64), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 64), opening up a space where Mellow Mocha encloses it.
At LRV 64 vs 51, Mellow Mocha is decisively the brighter choice.
Mellow Mocha reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Mellow Mocha reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 64), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 64 vs 41, Mellow Mocha is decisively the brighter choice.
Mellow Mocha reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Mellow Mocha reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 64 vs 31, Mellow Mocha is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 64 vs 7, Mellow Mocha is decisively the brighter choice.