Slaked Lime - Dark vs Artichoke
Slaked Lime - Dark is a Little Greene color while Artichoke comes from Sherwin-Williams. Slaked Lime - Dark reads as beige-greige, while Artichoke reads as grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. At LRV 45 vs 21, Slaked Lime - Dark will read as the brighter of the two — a 24-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. The tonal difference — Slaked Lime - Dark's red character against Artichoke's neutral — becomes most visible against white trim or in morning light. At ΔE 20.4, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 5 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Slaked Lime - Dark vs Artichoke in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Seeing Slaked Lime - Dark and Artichoke 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. Slaked Lime - Dark returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Bedroom
Bedroom walls are often seen under warm artificial light, a context that shifts both colors from how they look on a chip. The LRV gap is large enough that Slaked Lime - Dark will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Artichoke would.
Bathroom
Bathrooms amplify color — the enclosed space and reflective surfaces make what reads subtle elsewhere feel more present here. The LRV gap is large enough that Slaked Lime - Dark will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Artichoke would.
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. Slaked Lime - Dark returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Kitchen Cabinets
On cabinetry, undertone and temperature become more pronounced against countertops and hardware. The LRV gap is large enough that Slaked Lime - Dark will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Artichoke would.
Color Details
Slaked Lime - Dark vs Artichoke Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Slaked Lime - Dark on one side and Artichoke 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
See how Slaked Lime - Dark stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 83 vs 45, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 45), opening up a space where Slaked Lime - Dark encloses it.
At LRV 45 vs 6, Slaked Lime - Dark is decisively the brighter choice.
Purbeck Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Slaked Lime - Dark reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
A 7-point LRV gap (52 vs 45) makes Mizzle the marginally brighter of the two.
Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 45), opening up a space where Slaked Lime - Dark encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 45, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 45 vs 27, Slaked Lime - Dark is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 45 and 43, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Slaked Lime - Dark reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
A 10-point LRV gap (55 vs 45) makes Tranquil Dawn the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 45 vs 13, Slaked Lime - Dark is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 45 vs 44), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 45), opening up a space where Slaked Lime - Dark encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 45, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 45, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 45, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 45 vs 12, Slaked Lime - Dark is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 45, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Slaked Lime - Dark reads slightly lighter (LRV 45 vs 41), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Calamine reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 45), opening up a space where Slaked Lime - Dark encloses it.
Slaked Lime - Dark reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.
At LRV 45 vs 12, Slaked Lime - Dark is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 45 vs 45), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Slaked Lime - Dark reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Slaked Lime - Dark reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Slaked Lime - Dark reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Guilford Green reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 45), opening up a space where Slaked Lime - Dark encloses it.
Just Walnut reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 45), opening up a space where Slaked Lime - Dark encloses it.