Dark Olive vs Windmill Lane
Where Dark Olive belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Windmill Lane is a Little Greene color. Dark Olive reads as greige-grey, while Windmill Lane reads as green-grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Windmill Lane (LRV 31) reflects noticeably more light than Dark Olive (LRV 14), a difference of 18 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Dark Olive runs yellow while Windmill Lane is decidedly green, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 22.0, 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 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Dark Olive vs Windmill Lane in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Dark Olive 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 Dark Olive would.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Windmill Lane reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Dark Olive.
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 Dark Olive.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. Windmill Lane reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Dark Olive.
Color Details
Dark Olive vs Windmill Lane Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Dark Olive 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.
More Dark Olive comparisons
See how Dark Olive stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
