Apple vs Slaked Lime Deep
Apple and Slaked Lime Deep come from the same Little Greene collection. Apple reads as beige-yellow, while Slaked Lime Deep reads as beige — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Apple has an LRV of 55. Where Apple leans yellow, Slaked Lime Deep reads red — a distinction that shifts noticeably depending on the light source and surrounding finishes. A ΔE of 19.9 puts these firmly in different territory — two distinct design choices rather than close alternatives. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Apple vs Slaked Lime Deep in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Apple 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
A living room wall sees more varied light than almost any other surface in the house, which makes the choice between these two more nuanced than a chip suggests. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.
Kitchen
Kitchens often have the harshest, most revealing light in the house — under-cabinet LEDs and overhead fixtures that strip away subtlety. At this scale, the choice between them becomes clear in a way that a swatch alone can't communicate.
Color Details
Apple vs Slaked Lime Deep Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Apple 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 Apple comparisons
See how Apple stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 55), opening up a space where Apple encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 55 vs 52), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 55 vs 30, Apple is decisively the brighter choice.
A 6-point LRV gap (60 vs 55) makes Agreeable Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 58 and 55, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Apple reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
A 12-point LRV gap (55 vs 43) makes Apple the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 55 and 55, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Apple reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 44), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 84 vs 55, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 55), opening up a space where Apple encloses it.
Apple reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Apple reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 55), opening up a space where Apple encloses it.
Apple reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Apple reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 55 vs 31, Apple is decisively the brighter choice.
