Dark Lead Colour vs Slaked Lime Deep

Both are Little Greene colors. Dark Lead Colour reads as grey, while Slaked Lime Deep reads as beige — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Dark Lead Colour has an LRV of 15. They share a red quality — useful to know if you're layering them in the same space. At ΔE 37.2, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.

Dark Lead Colour vs Slaked Lime Deep in Real Spaces

2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Dark Lead Colour 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.

Dark Lead ColourLittle Greene Dark Lead Colour 118 hallway

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Slaked Lime DeepSlaked Lime Deep living room paint

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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.

Dark Lead ColourLittle Greene Dark Lead Colour 118 bedroom

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Slaked Lime DeepSlaked Lime Deep bedroom paint

@pangolinjoinery

Color Details

Dark Lead Colour
Little Greene · 118
LRV14.5
BrandLittle Greene
Number118
UndertoneRed
TemperatureNeutral
BrightnessDark
Slaked Lime Deep
Little Greene · 150
LRV
BrandLittle Greene
Number150
UndertoneRed
Temperature
Brightness

Dark Lead Colour vs Slaked Lime Deep Simulated Comparison

5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Dark Lead Colour 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 Dark Lead Colour comparisons

See how Dark Lead Colour stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.

Ammonite
Dark Lead Colour
Ammonite
Dark Lead Colour
Farrow & Ball
Ammonite
LRV 69
Little Greene
Dark Lead Colour
118 · LRV 15

At LRV 69 vs 15, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.

White Dove
Dark Lead Colour
White Dove
Dark Lead Colour
Little Greene
Dark Lead Colour
118 · LRV 15

White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 15), opening up a space where Dark Lead Colour encloses it.

Dark Lead Colour
Iron Ore
Dark Lead Colour
Iron Ore
Little Greene
Dark Lead Colour
118 · LRV 15

Dark Lead Colour reads slightly lighter (LRV 15 vs 6), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Purbeck Stone
Dark Lead Colour
Purbeck Stone
Dark Lead Colour
Little Greene
Dark Lead Colour
118 · LRV 15

At LRV 52 vs 15, Purbeck Stone is decisively the brighter choice.

Dark Lead Colour
Evergreen Fog
Dark Lead Colour
Evergreen Fog
Little Greene
Dark Lead Colour
118 · LRV 15

At LRV 30 vs 15, Evergreen Fog is decisively the brighter choice.

Mizzle
Dark Lead Colour
Mizzle
Dark Lead Colour
Farrow & Ball
Mizzle
LRV 52
Little Greene
Dark Lead Colour
118 · LRV 15

Mizzle reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 15), opening up a space where Dark Lead Colour encloses it.

Dark Lead Colour
Agreeable Gray
Dark Lead Colour
Agreeable Gray
Little Greene
Dark Lead Colour
118 · LRV 15

At LRV 60 vs 15, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.

Dark Lead Colour
Accessible Beige
Dark Lead Colour
Accessible Beige

Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 15), opening up a space where Dark Lead Colour encloses it.

Denim Drift
Dark Lead Colour
Denim Drift
Dark Lead Colour
Little Greene
Dark Lead Colour
118 · LRV 15

Denim Drift reflects far more light (LRV 27 vs 15), opening up a space where Dark Lead Colour encloses it.

French Gray
Dark Lead Colour
French Gray
Dark Lead Colour
Little Greene
Dark Lead Colour
118 · LRV 15

At LRV 43 vs 15, French Gray is decisively the brighter choice.

Dark Lead Colour
Naval
Dark Lead Colour
Naval
Little Greene
Dark Lead Colour
118 · LRV 15
Sherwin-Williams
Naval
LRV 4

A 10-point LRV gap (15 vs 4) makes Dark Lead Colour the marginally brighter of the two.

Tranquil Dawn
Dark Lead Colour
Tranquil Dawn
Dark Lead Colour
Little Greene
Dark Lead Colour
118 · LRV 15

Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 15), opening up a space where Dark Lead Colour encloses it.

Bancha
Dark Lead Colour
Bancha
Dark Lead Colour
Farrow & Ball
Bancha
LRV 13
Little Greene
Dark Lead Colour
118 · LRV 15

With LRVs of 15 and 13, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.

Hardwick White
Dark Lead Colour
Hardwick White
Dark Lead Colour
Little Greene
Dark Lead Colour
118 · LRV 15

Hardwick White reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 15), opening up a space where Dark Lead Colour encloses it.

Dark Lead Colour
Pure White
Dark Lead Colour
Pure White
Little Greene
Dark Lead Colour
118 · LRV 15

At LRV 84 vs 15, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.

Dark Lead Colour
Artichoke
Dark Lead Colour
Artichoke
Little Greene
Dark Lead Colour
118 · LRV 15
Sherwin-Williams
Artichoke
LRV 21

A 7-point LRV gap (21 vs 15) makes Artichoke the marginally brighter of the two.

Balboa Mist
Dark Lead Colour
Balboa Mist
Dark Lead Colour
Little Greene
Dark Lead Colour
118 · LRV 15

Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 15), opening up a space where Dark Lead Colour encloses it.

Dark Lead Colour
Shoji White
Dark Lead Colour
Shoji White
Little Greene
Dark Lead Colour
118 · LRV 15

Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 15), opening up a space where Dark Lead Colour encloses it.

Dark Lead Colour
Snowbound
Dark Lead Colour
Snowbound
Little Greene
Dark Lead Colour
118 · LRV 15
Sherwin-Williams
Snowbound
LRV 83

Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 15), opening up a space where Dark Lead Colour encloses it.

Pigeon
Dark Lead Colour
Pigeon
Dark Lead Colour
Farrow & Ball
Pigeon
LRV 51
Little Greene
Dark Lead Colour
118 · LRV 15

At LRV 51 vs 15, Pigeon is decisively the brighter choice.

Dark Lead Colour
Pewter Green
Dark Lead Colour
Pewter Green
Little Greene
Dark Lead Colour
118 · LRV 15

With LRVs of 15 and 12, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.

Duck Green
Dark Lead Colour
Duck Green
Dark Lead Colour
Little Greene
Dark Lead Colour
118 · LRV 15

Dark Lead Colour reads slightly lighter (LRV 15 vs 8), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Skimming Stone
Dark Lead Colour
Skimming Stone
Dark Lead Colour
Little Greene
Dark Lead Colour
118 · LRV 15

Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 15), opening up a space where Dark Lead Colour encloses it.

Dix Blue
Dark Lead Colour
Dix Blue
Dark Lead Colour
Farrow & Ball
Dix Blue
LRV 41
Little Greene
Dark Lead Colour
118 · LRV 15

At LRV 41 vs 15, Dix Blue is decisively the brighter choice.

Dark Lead Colour
Hicks' Blue
Dark Lead Colour
Hicks' Blue

Dark Lead Colour vs Hicks' Blue

Vintage Vogue
Dark Lead Colour
Vintage Vogue
Dark Lead Colour
Little Greene
Dark Lead Colour
118 · LRV 15

With LRVs of 15 and 12, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.

Dark Lead Colour
Livid
Dark Lead Colour
Livid
Little Greene
Dark Lead Colour
118 · LRV 15

Dark Lead Colour vs Livid

Saybrook Sage
Dark Lead Colour
Saybrook Sage
Dark Lead Colour
Little Greene
Dark Lead Colour
118 · LRV 15

Saybrook Sage reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 15), opening up a space where Dark Lead Colour encloses it.

Dark Lead Colour
Pale Green
Dark Lead Colour
Pale Green
Little Greene
Dark Lead Colour
118 · LRV 15
RAL ClassicClassic
Pale Green
LRV 31

At LRV 31 vs 15, Pale Green is decisively the brighter choice.

Pine Needle
Dark Lead Colour
Pine Needle
Dark Lead Colour
Little Greene
Dark Lead Colour
118 · LRV 15

A 8-point LRV gap (15 vs 7) makes Dark Lead Colour the marginally brighter of the two.