Monkey Puzzle vs Slaked Lime Deep

Monkey Puzzle is a Farrow & Ball color while Slaked Lime Deep comes from Little Greene. Hue-wise, Monkey Puzzle belongs to the blue-grey family and Slaked Lime Deep to the beige family. At ΔE 46.5, 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.

Monkey Puzzle vs Slaked Lime Deep in Real Spaces

3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Monkey Puzzle 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.

Monkey PuzzleMonkey Puzzle living room color

@cathrienmaas

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.

Monkey PuzzleFarrow and Ball Monkey Puzzle front door paint

@laura_archibald

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.

Monkey PuzzleMonkey Puzzle kitchen cabinets color

@bathbespoke

Slaked Lime DeepSlaked Lime Deep kitchen cabinets inspiration

@sarahgordonhome

Color Details

Monkey Puzzle
Farrow & Ball · 238
LRV
BrandFarrow & Ball
Number238
Undertone
Temperature
Brightness
Slaked Lime Deep
Little Greene · 150
LRV
BrandLittle Greene
Number150
UndertoneRed
Temperature
Brightness

Monkey Puzzle vs Slaked Lime Deep Simulated Comparison

5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Monkey Puzzle 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 Monkey Puzzle comparisons

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

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Pale Green
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