Mississippi Mud vs Windmill Lane
Where Mississippi Mud belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Windmill Lane is a Little Greene color. Mississippi Mud reads as grey, while Windmill Lane reads as green-grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Windmill Lane (LRV 31) reflects noticeably more light than Mississippi Mud (LRV 7), a difference of 24 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Mississippi Mud 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 35.4, 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 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Mississippi Mud vs Windmill Lane in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Mississippi Mud 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 Mississippi Mud would.
Color Details
Mississippi Mud vs Windmill Lane Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Mississippi Mud 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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