Carbon Copy vs Windmill Lane
Where Carbon Copy belongs to Behr's range, Windmill Lane is a Little Greene color. Hue-wise, Carbon Copy belongs to the grey family and Windmill Lane to the green-grey family. Windmill Lane (LRV 31) reflects noticeably more light than Carbon Copy (LRV 9), a difference of 22 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Both lean green, so they'll behave similarly in mixed or changing light conditions. With a ΔE of 28.4, 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 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Carbon Copy vs Windmill Lane in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Carbon Copy and Windmill Lane 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 Windmill Lane will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Carbon Copy would.
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. Windmill Lane reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Carbon Copy.
Color Details
Carbon Copy vs Windmill Lane Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Carbon Copy on one side and Windmill Lane 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.
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