Slaked Lime vs Paper
Slaked Lime (Little Greene) and Paper (Tikkurila) come from different manufacturers. Hue-wise, Slaked Lime belongs to the yellow family and Paper to the beige-greige family. Their light reflectance values are nearly the same — 87 vs 88 — so neither will read significantly brighter or darker than the other. A ΔE of 0.6 puts them in subtle territory — distinguishable in direct comparison, less so from across a 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 Paper in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Slaked Lime and Paper 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
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. At this scale the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side, as shown here, to reliably tell them apart.
Bedroom
Bedrooms are typically lit with warmer, lower light than the rest of the house — a condition that flatters warm tones and deepens cool ones. In photos like these you're seeing the difference at its most direct. In a finished room, the distinction is there but not dramatic.
Kitchen
Kitchens often have the harshest, most revealing light in the house — under-cabinet LEDs and overhead fixtures that strip away subtlety. In photos like these you're seeing the difference at its most direct. In a finished room, the distinction is there but not dramatic.
Color Details
Slaked Lime vs Paper Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Slaked Lime on one side and Paper 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.
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At LRV 87 vs 52, Slaked Lime is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 87 vs 30, Slaked Lime is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 87 vs 60, Slaked Lime is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 87 vs 43, Slaked Lime is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 87 vs 4, Slaked Lime is decisively the brighter choice.
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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.
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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.
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At LRV 87 vs 41, Slaked Lime is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 87 vs 31, Slaked Lime is decisively the brighter choice.