Blue Ground vs Slaked Lime Deep

Blue Ground is a Farrow & Ball color while Slaked Lime Deep comes from Little Greene. Hue-wise, Blue Ground belongs to the blue family and Slaked Lime Deep to the beige family. Blue Ground has an LRV of 49. The tonal difference — Blue Ground's cool character against Slaked Lime Deep's red — becomes most visible against white trim or in morning light. At ΔE 22.6, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.

Blue Ground vs Slaked Lime Deep in Real Spaces

3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Blue Ground 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.

Blue GroundFarrow and Ball Blue Ground living room review

@harmonyhaus

Slaked Lime DeepSlaked Lime Deep living room paint

@holly.tree.house

Front Door

Front doors are seen in isolation against the rest of the facade, which makes them a high-stakes surface where even subtle differences matter. At this scale, the choice between them becomes clear in a way that a swatch alone can't communicate.

Blue GroundFarrow and Ball Blue Ground front door paint

@carrscottage

Slaked Lime DeepSlaked Lime Deep front door review

@littlegreene.fr

Kitchen Cabinets

On cabinetry, undertone and temperature become more pronounced against countertops and hardware. 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.

Blue GroundFarrow and Ball Blue Ground kitchen cabinets color

@karolinarochmandesign

Slaked Lime DeepSlaked Lime Deep kitchen cabinets inspiration

@sarahgordonhome

Color Details

Blue Ground
Farrow & Ball · 210
LRV49.5
BrandFarrow & Ball
Number210
Undertone
TemperatureCool
BrightnessMedium
Slaked Lime Deep
Little Greene · 150
LRV
BrandLittle Greene
Number150
UndertoneRed
Temperature
Brightness

Blue Ground vs Slaked Lime Deep Simulated Comparison

5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Blue Ground on one side and Slaked Lime Deep on the other.

Bathroom
Bedroom
House
Kitchen Cabinets
Living Room

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 Blue Ground comparisons

See how Blue Ground stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.

Ammonite
Blue Ground
Ammonite
Blue Ground
Farrow & Ball
Ammonite
LRV 69
Farrow & Ball
Blue Ground
210 · LRV 49

Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 49), opening up a space where Blue Ground encloses it.

White Dove
Blue Ground
White Dove
Blue Ground
Farrow & Ball
Blue Ground
210 · LRV 49

At LRV 83 vs 49, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.

Blue Ground
Iron Ore
Blue Ground
Iron Ore
Farrow & Ball
Blue Ground
210 · LRV 49

At LRV 49 vs 6, Blue Ground is decisively the brighter choice.

Blue Ground
Purbeck Stone
Blue Ground
Purbeck Stone
Farrow & Ball
Blue Ground
210 · LRV 49

With LRVs of 52 and 49, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.

Blue Ground
Evergreen Fog
Blue Ground
Evergreen Fog
Farrow & Ball
Blue Ground
210 · LRV 49

Blue Ground reflects far more light (LRV 49 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.

Blue Ground
Mizzle
Blue Ground
Mizzle
Farrow & Ball
Blue Ground
210 · LRV 49
Farrow & Ball
Mizzle
LRV 52

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 52 vs 49), so neither reads brighter in a room.

Blue Ground
Agreeable Gray
Blue Ground
Agreeable Gray
Farrow & Ball
Blue Ground
210 · LRV 49

Agreeable Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 60 vs 49), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Blue Ground
Accessible Beige
Blue Ground
Accessible Beige
Farrow & Ball
Blue Ground
210 · LRV 49

A 8-point LRV gap (58 vs 49) makes Accessible Beige the marginally brighter of the two.

Denim Drift
Blue Ground
Denim Drift
Blue Ground
Farrow & Ball
Blue Ground
210 · LRV 49

At LRV 49 vs 27, Blue Ground is decisively the brighter choice.

Blue Ground
French Gray
Blue Ground
French Gray
Farrow & Ball
Blue Ground
210 · LRV 49

Blue Ground reads slightly lighter (LRV 49 vs 43), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Blue Ground
Naval
Blue Ground
Naval
Farrow & Ball
Blue Ground
210 · LRV 49
Sherwin-Williams
Naval
LRV 4

Blue Ground reflects far more light (LRV 49 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.

Tranquil Dawn
Blue Ground
Tranquil Dawn
Blue Ground
Farrow & Ball
Blue Ground
210 · LRV 49

A 6-point LRV gap (55 vs 49) makes Tranquil Dawn the marginally brighter of the two.

Bancha
Blue Ground
Bancha
Blue Ground
Farrow & Ball
Bancha
LRV 13
Farrow & Ball
Blue Ground
210 · LRV 49

At LRV 49 vs 13, Blue Ground is decisively the brighter choice.

Blue Ground
Hardwick White
Blue Ground
Hardwick White
Farrow & Ball
Blue Ground
210 · LRV 49

A 6-point LRV gap (49 vs 44) makes Blue Ground the marginally brighter of the two.

Blue Ground
Pure White
Blue Ground
Pure White
Farrow & Ball
Blue Ground
210 · LRV 49

Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 49), opening up a space where Blue Ground encloses it.

Blue Ground
Artichoke
Blue Ground
Artichoke
Farrow & Ball
Blue Ground
210 · LRV 49
Sherwin-Williams
Artichoke
LRV 21

Blue Ground reflects far more light (LRV 49 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.

Balboa Mist
Blue Ground
Balboa Mist
Blue Ground
Farrow & Ball
Blue Ground
210 · LRV 49

At LRV 66 vs 49, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.

Blue Ground
Shoji White
Blue Ground
Shoji White
Farrow & Ball
Blue Ground
210 · LRV 49

At LRV 74 vs 49, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.

Blue Ground
Snowbound
Blue Ground
Snowbound
Farrow & Ball
Blue Ground
210 · LRV 49
Sherwin-Williams
Snowbound
LRV 83

At LRV 83 vs 49, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.

Blue Ground
Pigeon
Blue Ground
Pigeon
Farrow & Ball
Blue Ground
210 · LRV 49
Farrow & Ball
Pigeon
LRV 51

With LRVs of 51 and 49, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.

Blue Ground
Pewter Green
Blue Ground
Pewter Green
Farrow & Ball
Blue Ground
210 · LRV 49

At LRV 49 vs 12, Blue Ground is decisively the brighter choice.

Blue Ground
Duck Green
Blue Ground
Duck Green
Farrow & Ball
Blue Ground
210 · LRV 49

At LRV 49 vs 8, Blue Ground is decisively the brighter choice.

Blue Ground
Skimming Stone
Blue Ground
Skimming Stone
Farrow & Ball
Blue Ground
210 · LRV 49

At LRV 68 vs 49, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.

Blue Ground
Dix Blue
Blue Ground
Dix Blue
Farrow & Ball
Blue Ground
210 · LRV 49
Farrow & Ball
Dix Blue
LRV 41

Blue Ground reads slightly lighter (LRV 49 vs 41), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Blue Ground
Hicks' Blue
Blue Ground
Hicks' Blue
Farrow & Ball
Blue Ground
210 · LRV 49

Blue Ground vs Hicks' Blue

Vintage Vogue
Blue Ground
Vintage Vogue
Blue Ground
Farrow & Ball
Blue Ground
210 · LRV 49

At LRV 49 vs 12, Blue Ground is decisively the brighter choice.

Blue Ground
Livid
Blue Ground
Livid
Farrow & Ball
Blue Ground
210 · LRV 49

Blue Ground vs Livid

Saybrook Sage
Blue Ground
Saybrook Sage
Blue Ground
Farrow & Ball
Blue Ground
210 · LRV 49

A 4-point LRV gap (49 vs 45) makes Blue Ground the marginally brighter of the two.

Blue Ground
Pale Green
Blue Ground
Pale Green
Farrow & Ball
Blue Ground
210 · LRV 49
RAL ClassicClassic
Pale Green
LRV 31

Blue Ground reflects far more light (LRV 49 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.

Pine Needle
Blue Ground
Pine Needle
Blue Ground
Farrow & Ball
Blue Ground
210 · LRV 49

Blue Ground reflects far more light (LRV 49 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.