Old White vs Slipper Satin
Both from Farrow & Ball's palette. Hue-wise, Old White belongs to the beige-greige family and Slipper Satin to the beige family. Slipper Satin (LRV 75) reflects noticeably more light than Old White (LRV 55), a difference of 20 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Both lean warm, so they'll behave similarly in mixed or changing light conditions. With a ΔE of 11.1, 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.
Old White vs Slipper Satin in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Old White and Slipper Satin 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 Slipper Satin will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Old White 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. Slipper Satin reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Old White.
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. Slipper Satin reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Old White.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. Slipper Satin reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Old White.
Color Details
Old White vs Slipper Satin Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Old White on one side and Slipper Satin 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 Old White comparisons
See how Old White stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 55), opening up a space where Old White encloses it.
A 3-point LRV gap (55 vs 52) makes Old White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 55 vs 30, Old White is decisively the brighter choice.
A 5-point LRV gap (60 vs 55) makes Agreeable Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 58 and 55, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Old White reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
A 12-point LRV gap (55 vs 43) makes Old White the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 55 and 55, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Old White reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 44), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 84 vs 55, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 55), opening up a space where Old White encloses it.
Old White reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Old White reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 55), opening up a space where Old White encloses it.
Old White reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Old White reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 55 vs 31, Old White is decisively the brighter choice.