India Yellow vs Slaked Lime Deep
Where India Yellow belongs to Farrow & Ball's range, Slaked Lime Deep is a Little Greene color. Hue-wise, India Yellow belongs to the beige-yellow family and Slaked Lime Deep to the beige family. India Yellow has an LRV of 37. India Yellow 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 32.1, 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 5 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
India Yellow vs Slaked Lime Deep in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Seeing India Yellow 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.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.
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. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.
Front Door
A front door is a focal point — small color differences read clearly at this concentrated scale. 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 Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.
Color Details
India Yellow vs Slaked Lime Deep Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see India Yellow 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 India Yellow comparisons
See how India Yellow stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 37), opening up a space where India Yellow encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 37, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 37 vs 6, India Yellow is decisively the brighter choice.
Purbeck Stone reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 37), opening up a space where India Yellow encloses it.
India Yellow reads slightly lighter (LRV 37 vs 30), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 52 vs 37, Mizzle is decisively the brighter choice.
Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 37), opening up a space where India Yellow encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 37, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
A 10-point LRV gap (37 vs 27) makes India Yellow the marginally brighter of the two.
French Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 43 vs 37), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
India Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 37 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 55 vs 37, Tranquil Dawn is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 37 vs 13, India Yellow is decisively the brighter choice.
A 7-point LRV gap (44 vs 37) makes Hardwick White the marginally brighter of the two.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 37), opening up a space where India Yellow encloses it.
India Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 37 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 37, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 37, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 37, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
Pigeon reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 37), opening up a space where India Yellow encloses it.
At LRV 37 vs 12, India Yellow is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 37 vs 8, India Yellow is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 37, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Dix Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 41 vs 37), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 37 vs 12, India Yellow is decisively the brighter choice.
A 8-point LRV gap (45 vs 37) makes Saybrook Sage the marginally brighter of the two.
India Yellow reads slightly lighter (LRV 37 vs 31), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
India Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 37 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.