Slaked Lime vs Arcade White
Where Slaked Lime belongs to Little Greene's range, Arcade White is a Sherwin-Williams color. Slaked Lime reads as yellow, while Arcade White reads as beige-white — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. They have nearly identical light reflectance values (87 vs 86), so they'll read as similarly Light in most lighting conditions. Slaked Lime runs yellow while Arcade White is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. At ΔE 2.5, 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.
Slaked Lime vs Arcade White in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Slaked Lime and Arcade White 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.
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.
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.
Color Details
Slaked Lime vs Arcade White Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Slaked Lime on one side and Arcade White 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 comparisons
See how Slaked Lime stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 87 vs 69, Slaked Lime is decisively the brighter choice.
Slaked Lime reads slightly lighter (LRV 87 vs 83), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Slaked Lime reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 87 vs 52, Slaked Lime is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 87 vs 30, Slaked Lime is decisively the brighter choice.
Slaked Lime reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
At LRV 87 vs 60, Slaked Lime is decisively the brighter choice.
Slaked Lime reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 58), opening up a space where Accessible Beige encloses it.
Slaked Lime reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 87 vs 43, Slaked Lime is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 87 vs 4, Slaked Lime is decisively the brighter choice.
Slaked Lime reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Slaked Lime reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Slaked Lime reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
A 4-point LRV gap (87 vs 84) makes Slaked Lime the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 87 vs 21, Slaked Lime is decisively the brighter choice.
Slaked Lime reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 66), opening up a space where Balboa Mist encloses it.
Slaked Lime reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 74), opening up a space where Shoji White encloses it.
Slaked Lime reads slightly lighter (LRV 87 vs 83), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 87 vs 51, Slaked Lime is decisively the brighter choice.
Slaked Lime reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Slaked Lime reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Slaked Lime reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 68), opening up a space where Skimming Stone encloses it.
At LRV 87 vs 41, Slaked Lime is decisively the brighter choice.
Slaked Lime reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Slaked Lime reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 87 vs 31, Slaked Lime is decisively the brighter choice.