Cedar Key vs Windmill Lane
Where Cedar Key belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Windmill Lane is a Little Greene color. Hue-wise, Cedar Key belongs to the beige-greige family and Windmill Lane to the green-grey family. Cedar Key (LRV 61) reflects noticeably more light than Windmill Lane (LRV 31), a difference of 30 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Cedar Key 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 22.3, 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.
Cedar Key vs Windmill Lane in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Cedar Key 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 Cedar Key will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Windmill Lane would.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. Cedar Key reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Windmill Lane.
Color Details
Cedar Key vs Windmill Lane Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Cedar Key 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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