Nutmeg vs Slaked Lime Deep
Nutmeg (Jotun) and Slaked Lime Deep (Little Greene) come from different manufacturers. Nutmeg reads as greige-grey, while Slaked Lime Deep reads as beige — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Nutmeg has an LRV of 31. Where Nutmeg leans warm, Slaked Lime Deep reads red — a distinction that shifts noticeably depending on the light source and surrounding finishes. A ΔE of 18.7 puts these firmly in different territory — two distinct design choices rather than close alternatives. Below you'll find 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Nutmeg vs Slaked Lime Deep in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Nutmeg and Slaked Lime Deep 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
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. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.
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. At this scale, the choice between them becomes clear in a way that a swatch alone can't communicate.
Kitchen
Kitchens often have the harshest, most revealing light in the house — under-cabinet LEDs and overhead fixtures that strip away subtlety. At this scale, the choice between them becomes clear in a way that a swatch alone can't communicate.
Bathroom
Small bathrooms intensify color. A shade that seems quiet in a larger room can feel immersive when you're surrounded by it on four walls. At this scale, the choice between them becomes clear in a way that a swatch alone can't communicate.
Color Details
Nutmeg vs Slaked Lime Deep Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Nutmeg on one side and Slaked Lime Deep 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 Nutmeg comparisons
See how Nutmeg stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 83 vs 31, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
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Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 31), opening up a space where Nutmeg encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 31, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (31 vs 27) makes Nutmeg the marginally brighter of the two.
French Gray reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 31), opening up a space where Nutmeg encloses it.
At LRV 55 vs 31, Tranquil Dawn is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 44 vs 31, Hardwick White is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 31), opening up a space where Nutmeg encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 31, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 31, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 31 vs 12, Nutmeg is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 31 vs 8, Nutmeg is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 31, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 31 vs 12, Nutmeg is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 45 vs 31, Saybrook Sage is decisively the brighter choice.
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