Great Barrington Green vs Windmill Lane
Where Great Barrington Green belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Windmill Lane is a Little Greene color. Both sit in the green-grey family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. Windmill Lane (LRV 31) reflects noticeably more light than Great Barrington Green (LRV 21), a difference of 10 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 12.4, 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 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Great Barrington Green vs Windmill Lane in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Great Barrington Green 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. Windmill Lane reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Great Barrington Green.
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 Great Barrington Green.
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 Great Barrington Green would.
Color Details
Great Barrington Green vs Windmill Lane Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Great Barrington Green 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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