Grand Shadow vs Slaked Lime - Dark

Where Grand Shadow belongs to Jotun's range, Slaked Lime - Dark is a Little Greene color. Both sit in the beige-greige family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. They have nearly identical light reflectance values (43 vs 45), so they'll read as similarly Medium in most lighting conditions. Grand Shadow runs warm while Slaked Lime - Dark is decidedly red, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. At ΔE 2.4, these are close — the kind of difference that matters when choosing between them, but doesn't read strongly in a finished room. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.

Grand Shadow vs Slaked Lime - Dark in Real Spaces

3 real rooms side by side. Grand Shadow and Slaked Lime - Dark are close enough that the difference can be hard to judge from a chip alone — these photos show how each reads at scale, across different spaces and lighting conditions.

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. The two are close enough that the choice comes down to finer qualities — undertone, texture, what the color sits next to.

Grand ShadowJotun Grand Shadow living room paint

@litt.lykke

Slaked Lime - DarkLittle Greene Slaked Lime - Dark 151 review

@cornwall_self_build_diary_

Bedroom

The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. At this scale the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side, as shown here, to reliably tell them apart.

Grand ShadowJotun Grand Shadow bedroom paint

@villanyhus

Slaked Lime - DarkLittle Greene Slaked Lime - Dark bedroom panelling review

@littlegreenepaintcompany

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. At this scale the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side, as shown here, to reliably tell them apart.

Grand ShadowJotun Granskygge bathroom color

@janniebonde

Slaked Lime - DarkSlaked Lime - Dark bathroom picture

@ourlittleedwardianhome

Color Details

Grand Shadow
Jotun · 1288
Hex#b9af9b
LRV43.3
BrandJotun
Number1288
Undertone
TemperatureWarm
BrightnessMedium
Slaked Lime - Dark
Little Greene · 151
Hex#bdb29a
LRV45.0
BrandLittle Greene
Number151
UndertoneRed
TemperatureWarm
BrightnessMedium

Grand Shadow vs Slaked Lime - Dark Simulated Comparison

5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Grand Shadow on one side and Slaked Lime - Dark 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 Grand Shadow comparisons

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

White Dove
Grand Shadow
White Dove
Benjamin Moore
White Dove
LRV 83

White Dove is the lighter choice

Ammonite
Grand Shadow
Ammonite
Farrow & Ball
Ammonite
LRV 69

Ammonite is the lighter choice

Iron Ore
Grand Shadow
Iron Ore
Sherwin-Williams
Iron Ore
LRV 6

Grand Shadow is the lighter choice

Purbeck Stone
Grand Shadow
Purbeck Stone
Farrow & Ball
Purbeck Stone
LRV 52

Purbeck Stone reads slightly lighter

Evergreen Fog
Grand Shadow
Evergreen Fog
Sherwin-Williams
Evergreen Fog
LRV 30

Grand Shadow reads noticeably lighter

Mizzle
Grand Shadow
Mizzle
Farrow & Ball
Mizzle
LRV 52

Mizzle reads slightly lighter

Agreeable Gray
Grand Shadow
Agreeable Gray
Sherwin-Williams
Agreeable Gray
LRV 60

Agreeable Gray reads noticeably lighter

Accessible Beige
Grand Shadow
Accessible Beige
Sherwin-Williams
Accessible Beige
LRV 58

Accessible Beige reads noticeably lighter

Denim Drift
Grand Shadow
Denim Drift
Dulux
Denim Drift
LRV 27

Grand Shadow reads noticeably lighter

French Gray
Grand Shadow
French Gray
Farrow & Ball
French Gray
LRV 43

Nearly identical in tone

Naval
Grand Shadow
Naval
Sherwin-Williams
Naval
LRV 4

Grand Shadow is the lighter choice

Tranquil Dawn
Grand Shadow
Tranquil Dawn
Dulux
Tranquil Dawn
LRV 55

Tranquil Dawn reads slightly lighter

Bancha
Grand Shadow
Bancha
Farrow & Ball
Bancha
LRV 13

Grand Shadow is the lighter choice

Hardwick White
Grand Shadow
Hardwick White
Farrow & Ball
Hardwick White
LRV 44

Nearly identical in tone

Pure White
Grand Shadow
Pure White
Sherwin-Williams
Pure White
LRV 84

Pure White is the lighter choice

Artichoke
Grand Shadow
Artichoke
Sherwin-Williams
Artichoke
LRV 21

Grand Shadow reads noticeably lighter

Balboa Mist
Grand Shadow
Balboa Mist
Benjamin Moore
Balboa Mist
LRV 66

Balboa Mist reads noticeably lighter

Shoji White
Grand Shadow
Shoji White
Sherwin-Williams
Shoji White
LRV 74

Shoji White is the lighter choice

Snowbound
Grand Shadow
Snowbound
Sherwin-Williams
Snowbound
LRV 83

Snowbound is the lighter choice

Pewter Green
Grand Shadow
Pewter Green
Sherwin-Williams
Pewter Green
LRV 12

Grand Shadow is the lighter choice

Skimming Stone
Grand Shadow
Skimming Stone
Farrow & Ball
Skimming Stone
LRV 68

Skimming Stone reads noticeably lighter

Dix Blue
Grand Shadow
Dix Blue
Farrow & Ball
Dix Blue
LRV 41

Nearly identical in tone

Calamine
Grand Shadow
Calamine
Farrow & Ball
Calamine
LRV 68

Calamine reads noticeably lighter

Treron
Grand Shadow
Treron
Farrow & Ball
Treron
LRV 25

Grand Shadow reads noticeably lighter

Vintage Vogue
Grand Shadow
Vintage Vogue
Benjamin Moore
Vintage Vogue
LRV 12

Grand Shadow is the lighter choice

Saybrook Sage
Grand Shadow
Saybrook Sage
Benjamin Moore
Saybrook Sage
LRV 45

Nearly identical in tone

Pale Green
Grand Shadow
Pale Green
RAL ClassicClassic
Pale Green
LRV 31

Grand Shadow reads noticeably lighter

Pine Needle
Grand Shadow
Pine Needle
Dulux
Pine Needle
LRV 7

Grand Shadow is the lighter choice

Cement grey
Grand Shadow
Cement grey
RAL ClassicClassic
Cement grey
LRV 24

Grand Shadow reads noticeably lighter

Guilford Green
Grand Shadow
Guilford Green
Benjamin Moore
Guilford Green
LRV 57

Guilford Green reads noticeably lighter