Citrona vs Slaked Lime Deep
Where Citrona belongs to Farrow & Ball's range, Slaked Lime Deep is a Little Greene color. Hue-wise, Citrona belongs to the beige-yellow family and Slaked Lime Deep to the beige family. Citrona has an LRV of 57. Citrona runs warm while Slaked Lime Deep is decidedly red, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 28.3, the contrast is hard to miss. These aren't variations on a theme — they're two different answers to the same question. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Citrona vs Slaked Lime Deep in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Citrona 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
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
Citrona vs Slaked Lime Deep Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Citrona 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 Citrona comparisons
See how Citrona stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 58 vs 57), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 57 vs 27, Citrona is decisively the brighter choice.
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Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 57 vs 55), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 57 vs 44, Citrona is decisively the brighter choice.
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A 8-point LRV gap (66 vs 57) makes Balboa Mist the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 74 vs 57, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 57 vs 12, Citrona is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 57 vs 8, Citrona is decisively the brighter choice.
A 11-point LRV gap (68 vs 57) makes Skimming Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 57 vs 12, Citrona is decisively the brighter choice.
A 12-point LRV gap (57 vs 45) makes Citrona the marginally brighter of the two.
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