Shaded Stone vs Slaked Lime - Dark
Where Shaded Stone belongs to Dulux's range, Slaked Lime - Dark is a Little Greene color. Both sit in the beige-greige family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. Shaded Stone (LRV 56) reflects noticeably more light than Slaked Lime - Dark (LRV 45), a difference of 11 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Shaded Stone runs warm while Slaked Lime - Dark is decidedly red, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. The ΔE 9.4 gap is real but not dramatic — close enough to use together, distinct enough to matter as a choice. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Shaded Stone vs Slaked Lime - Dark in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Shaded Stone and Slaked Lime - Dark 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. The LRV gap is large enough that Shaded Stone will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Slaked Lime - Dark would.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Shaded Stone reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Slaked Lime - Dark.
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. Shaded Stone reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Slaked Lime - Dark.
Color Details
Shaded Stone vs Slaked Lime - Dark Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Shaded Stone on one side and Slaked Lime - Dark 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.
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