Slaked Lime - Dark vs RAL 110-1
Where Slaked Lime - Dark belongs to Little Greene's range, RAL 110-1 is a RAL Effect color. Slaked Lime - Dark reads as beige-greige, while RAL 110-1 reads as white — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. RAL 110-1 (LRV 80) reflects noticeably more light than Slaked Lime - Dark (LRV 45), a difference of 35 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 22.9, 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 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Slaked Lime - Dark vs RAL 110-1 in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Slaked Lime - Dark and RAL 110-1 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. The LRV gap is large enough that RAL 110-1 will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Slaked Lime - Dark would.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. RAL 110-1 reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Slaked Lime - Dark.
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. RAL 110-1 reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Slaked Lime - Dark.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. RAL 110-1 reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Slaked Lime - Dark.
Color Details
Slaked Lime - Dark vs RAL 110-1 Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Slaked Lime - Dark on one side and RAL 110-1 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 Slaked Lime - Dark comparisons
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