Carter Plum vs Windmill Lane
Where Carter Plum belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Windmill Lane is a Little Greene color. Hue-wise, Carter Plum belongs to the pink family and Windmill Lane to the green-grey family. Windmill Lane (LRV 31) reflects noticeably more light than Carter Plum (LRV 10), a difference of 21 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Carter Plum 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 41.2, 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.
Carter Plum vs Windmill Lane in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Carter Plum 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.
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 Carter Plum.
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 Windmill Lane will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Carter Plum would.
Color Details
Carter Plum vs Windmill Lane Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Carter Plum 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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