Cheerful Tangerine vs Windmill Lane
Where Cheerful Tangerine belongs to Behr's range, Windmill Lane is a Little Greene color. Cheerful Tangerine reads as beige, while Windmill Lane reads as green-grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Cheerful Tangerine (LRV 48) reflects noticeably more light than Windmill Lane (LRV 31), a difference of 17 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Cheerful Tangerine runs red while Windmill Lane is decidedly green, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 50.0, 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.
Cheerful Tangerine vs Windmill Lane in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Cheerful Tangerine 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.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Cheerful Tangerine reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Windmill Lane.
Front Door
A front door is a focal point — small color differences read clearly at this concentrated scale. The LRV gap is large enough that Cheerful Tangerine will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Windmill Lane would.
Color Details
Cheerful Tangerine vs Windmill Lane Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Cheerful Tangerine 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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