Dorset Cream vs Slaked Lime Deep

Dorset Cream is a Farrow & Ball color while Slaked Lime Deep comes from Little Greene. Both sit in the beige family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. Dorset Cream has an LRV of 68. The tonal difference — Dorset Cream's warm character against Slaked Lime Deep's red — becomes most visible against white trim or in morning light. At ΔE 16.3, 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.

Dorset Cream vs Slaked Lime Deep in Real Spaces

3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Dorset Cream 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.

Dorset CreamFarrow and Ball Dorset Cream stairs paint review

@fmgdecorator

Slaked Lime DeepSlaked Lime Deep living room paint

@holly.tree.house

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.

Dorset CreamFarrow and Ball Dorset Cream 68 bedroom

@roseandivycottage

Slaked Lime DeepSlaked Lime Deep bedroom paint

@pangolinjoinery

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.

Dorset CreamFarrow and Ball Dorset Cream kitchen interior

@theuglyducklingpaintedkitchens

Slaked Lime DeepLittle Greene 150 kitchen paint

@brepurposed

Color Details

Dorset Cream
Farrow & Ball · 68
LRV67.7
BrandFarrow & Ball
Number68
Undertone
TemperatureWarm
BrightnessLight
Slaked Lime Deep
Little Greene · 150
LRV
BrandLittle Greene
Number150
UndertoneRed
Temperature
Brightness

Dorset Cream vs Slaked Lime Deep Simulated Comparison

5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Dorset Cream 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 Dorset Cream comparisons

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

Ammonite
Dorset Cream
Ammonite
Dorset Cream
Farrow & Ball
Ammonite
LRV 69
Farrow & Ball
Dorset Cream
68 · LRV 68

With LRVs of 69 and 68, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.

White Dove
Dorset Cream
White Dove
Dorset Cream
Farrow & Ball
Dorset Cream
68 · LRV 68

At LRV 83 vs 68, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.

Dorset Cream
Iron Ore
Dorset Cream
Iron Ore
Farrow & Ball
Dorset Cream
68 · LRV 68

At LRV 68 vs 6, Dorset Cream is decisively the brighter choice.

Dorset Cream
Purbeck Stone
Dorset Cream
Purbeck Stone
Farrow & Ball
Dorset Cream
68 · LRV 68

Dorset Cream reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.

Dorset Cream
Evergreen Fog
Dorset Cream
Evergreen Fog
Farrow & Ball
Dorset Cream
68 · LRV 68

Dorset Cream reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.

Dorset Cream
Mizzle
Dorset Cream
Mizzle
Farrow & Ball
Dorset Cream
68 · LRV 68
Farrow & Ball
Mizzle
LRV 52

At LRV 68 vs 52, Dorset Cream is decisively the brighter choice.

Dorset Cream
Agreeable Gray
Dorset Cream
Agreeable Gray
Farrow & Ball
Dorset Cream
68 · LRV 68

Dorset Cream reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 60), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Dorset Cream
Accessible Beige
Dorset Cream
Accessible Beige
Farrow & Ball
Dorset Cream
68 · LRV 68

A 10-point LRV gap (68 vs 58) makes Dorset Cream the marginally brighter of the two.

Denim Drift
Dorset Cream
Denim Drift
Dorset Cream
Farrow & Ball
Dorset Cream
68 · LRV 68

At LRV 68 vs 27, Dorset Cream is decisively the brighter choice.

Dorset Cream
French Gray
Dorset Cream
French Gray
Farrow & Ball
Dorset Cream
68 · LRV 68

Dorset Cream reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.

Dorset Cream
Naval
Dorset Cream
Naval
Farrow & Ball
Dorset Cream
68 · LRV 68
Sherwin-Williams
Naval
LRV 4

Dorset Cream reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.

Tranquil Dawn
Dorset Cream
Tranquil Dawn
Dorset Cream
Farrow & Ball
Dorset Cream
68 · LRV 68

At LRV 68 vs 55, Dorset Cream is decisively the brighter choice.

Bancha
Dorset Cream
Bancha
Dorset Cream
Farrow & Ball
Bancha
LRV 13
Farrow & Ball
Dorset Cream
68 · LRV 68

At LRV 68 vs 13, Dorset Cream is decisively the brighter choice.

Dorset Cream
Hardwick White
Dorset Cream
Hardwick White
Farrow & Ball
Dorset Cream
68 · LRV 68

At LRV 68 vs 44, Dorset Cream is decisively the brighter choice.

Dorset Cream
Pure White
Dorset Cream
Pure White
Farrow & Ball
Dorset Cream
68 · LRV 68

Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 68), opening up a space where Dorset Cream encloses it.

Dorset Cream
Artichoke
Dorset Cream
Artichoke
Farrow & Ball
Dorset Cream
68 · LRV 68
Sherwin-Williams
Artichoke
LRV 21

Dorset Cream reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.

Balboa Mist
Dorset Cream
Balboa Mist
Dorset Cream
Farrow & Ball
Dorset Cream
68 · LRV 68

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 68 vs 66), so neither reads brighter in a room.

Dorset Cream
Shoji White
Dorset Cream
Shoji White
Farrow & Ball
Dorset Cream
68 · LRV 68

A 7-point LRV gap (74 vs 68) makes Shoji White the marginally brighter of the two.

Dorset Cream
Snowbound
Dorset Cream
Snowbound
Farrow & Ball
Dorset Cream
68 · LRV 68
Sherwin-Williams
Snowbound
LRV 83

At LRV 83 vs 68, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.

Dorset Cream
Pigeon
Dorset Cream
Pigeon
Farrow & Ball
Dorset Cream
68 · LRV 68
Farrow & Ball
Pigeon
LRV 51

Dorset Cream reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 51), opening up a space where Pigeon encloses it.

Dorset Cream
Pewter Green
Dorset Cream
Pewter Green
Farrow & Ball
Dorset Cream
68 · LRV 68

At LRV 68 vs 12, Dorset Cream is decisively the brighter choice.

Dorset Cream
Duck Green
Dorset Cream
Duck Green
Farrow & Ball
Dorset Cream
68 · LRV 68

At LRV 68 vs 8, Dorset Cream is decisively the brighter choice.

Dorset Cream
Skimming Stone
Dorset Cream
Skimming Stone
Farrow & Ball
Dorset Cream
68 · LRV 68

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 68 vs 68), so neither reads brighter in a room.

Dix Blue
Dorset Cream
Dix Blue
Dorset Cream
Farrow & Ball
Dix Blue
LRV 41
Farrow & Ball
Dorset Cream
68 · LRV 68

Dorset Cream reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.

Dorset Cream
Hicks' Blue
Dorset Cream
Hicks' Blue

Dorset Cream vs Hicks' Blue

Vintage Vogue
Dorset Cream
Vintage Vogue
Dorset Cream
Farrow & Ball
Dorset Cream
68 · LRV 68

At LRV 68 vs 12, Dorset Cream is decisively the brighter choice.

Dorset Cream
Livid
Dorset Cream
Livid
Farrow & Ball
Dorset Cream
68 · LRV 68

Dorset Cream vs Livid

Saybrook Sage
Dorset Cream
Saybrook Sage
Dorset Cream
Farrow & Ball
Dorset Cream
68 · LRV 68

At LRV 68 vs 45, Dorset Cream is decisively the brighter choice.

Dorset Cream
Pale Green
Dorset Cream
Pale Green
Farrow & Ball
Dorset Cream
68 · LRV 68
RAL ClassicClassic
Pale Green
LRV 31

Dorset Cream reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.

Pine Needle
Dorset Cream
Pine Needle
Dorset Cream
Farrow & Ball
Dorset Cream
68 · LRV 68

Dorset Cream reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.