Clover Honey vs Windmill Lane

Clover HoneyCloverdale PaintvsWindmill LaneLittle GreeneΔE 28.1Very different colors

Where Clover Honey belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Windmill Lane is a Little Greene color. Clover Honey reads as beige, while Windmill Lane reads as green-grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Clover Honey (LRV 76) reflects noticeably more light than Windmill Lane (LRV 31), a difference of 45 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 28.1, 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.

Clover Honey vs Windmill Lane in Real Spaces

4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Clover Honey 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 Clover Honey will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Windmill Lane would.

Clover HoneyClover Honey 0271 by Cloverdale Paint — Living Room

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Windmill LaneWindmill Lane victorian living room

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Bedroom

The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Clover Honey reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Windmill Lane.

Clover HoneyClover Honey 0271 by Cloverdale Paint — Bedroom

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Windmill LaneLittle Greene Windmill Lane bedroom paint

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Dining Room

A dining room lit by a dimmed pendant or candles is one of the most forgiving environments for paint — warm light softens almost everything. Clover Honey returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.

Clover HoneyClover Honey 0271 by Cloverdale Paint — Dining Room

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Windmill LaneWindmill Lane dining room color

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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. Clover Honey reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Windmill Lane.

Clover HoneyClover Honey 0271 by Cloverdale Paint — Bathroom

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Windmill LaneWindmill Lane bathroom vanity

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Color Details

Clover Honey
Cloverdale Paint · 0271
Hex#E9DFD0
LRV76.0
BrandCloverdale Paint
Number0271
Undertone
Temperature
BrightnessLight
Windmill Lane
Little Greene · 296
Hex#8E9B8A
LRV31.0
BrandLittle Greene
Number296
UndertoneGreen
TemperatureNeutral
BrightnessMedium

Clover Honey vs Windmill Lane Simulated Comparison

5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Clover Honey on one side and Windmill Lane on the other.

Bathroom
Bedroom
House
Kitchen Cabinets
Living Room

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 Clover Honey comparisons

See how Clover Honey stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.

White Dove
Clover Honey
White Dove
Benjamin Moore
White Dove
LRV 83

White Dove reads slightly lighter

Ammonite
Clover Honey
Ammonite
Farrow & Ball
Ammonite
LRV 69

Clover Honey reads slightly lighter

Iron Ore
Clover Honey
Iron Ore
Sherwin-Williams
Iron Ore
LRV 6

Clover Honey is the lighter choice

Purbeck Stone
Clover Honey
Purbeck Stone
Farrow & Ball
Purbeck Stone
LRV 52

Clover Honey reads noticeably lighter

Evergreen Fog
Clover Honey
Evergreen Fog
Sherwin-Williams
Evergreen Fog
LRV 30

Clover Honey is the lighter choice

Mizzle
Clover Honey
Mizzle
Farrow & Ball
Mizzle
LRV 52

Clover Honey reads noticeably lighter

Agreeable Gray
Clover Honey
Agreeable Gray
Sherwin-Williams
Agreeable Gray
LRV 60

Clover Honey reads noticeably lighter

Denim Drift
Clover Honey
Denim Drift
Dulux
Denim Drift
LRV 27

Clover Honey is the lighter choice

Tranquil Dawn
Clover Honey
Tranquil Dawn
Dulux
Tranquil Dawn
LRV 55

Clover Honey reads noticeably lighter

Balboa Mist
Clover Honey
Balboa Mist
Benjamin Moore
Balboa Mist
LRV 66

Clover Honey reads slightly lighter

Vintage Vogue
Clover Honey
Vintage Vogue
Benjamin Moore
Vintage Vogue
LRV 12

Clover Honey is the lighter choice

Pale Green
Clover Honey
Pale Green
RAL ClassicClassic
Pale Green
LRV 31

Clover Honey is the lighter choice

Pine Needle
Clover Honey
Pine Needle
Dulux
Pine Needle
LRV 7

Clover Honey is the lighter choice

Cement grey
Clover Honey
Cement grey
RAL ClassicClassic
Cement grey
LRV 24

Clover Honey is the lighter choice

Black grey
Clover Honey
Black grey
RAL ClassicClassic
Black grey
LRV 6

Clover Honey is the lighter choice

Piazza
Clover Honey
Piazza
Tikkurila
Piazza
LRV 65

Clover Honey reads slightly lighter

Humble Yellow
Clover Honey
Humble Yellow
Jotun
Humble Yellow
LRV 57

Clover Honey reads noticeably lighter

Senses
Clover Honey
Senses
Jotun
Senses
LRV 41

Clover Honey is the lighter choice

Lamp Black
Clover Honey
Lamp Black
Little Greene
Lamp Black
LRV 3

Clover Honey is the lighter choice

Washed Linen
Clover Honey
Washed Linen
Jotun
Washed Linen
LRV 55

Clover Honey reads noticeably lighter

Tea with Florence
Clover Honey
Tea with Florence
Little Greene
Tea with Florence
LRV 18

Clover Honey is the lighter choice

Thames Fog
Clover Honey
Thames Fog
Valspar
Thames Fog
LRV 27

Clover Honey is the lighter choice

Ocean Abyss
Clover Honey
Ocean Abyss
Behr
Ocean Abyss
LRV 7

Clover Honey is the lighter choice

Obsidian Green
Clover Honey
Obsidian Green
Little Greene
Obsidian Green
LRV 1

Clover Honey is the lighter choice

Classic Silver
Clover Honey
Classic Silver
Behr
Classic Silver
LRV 48

Clover Honey is the lighter choice

Teton Blue
Clover Honey
Teton Blue
Behr
Teton Blue
LRV 31

Clover Honey is the lighter choice

RAL 110-2
Clover Honey
RAL 110-2
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 110-2
LRV 72

Clover Honey reads slightly lighter

RAL 110-1
Clover Honey
RAL 110-1
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 110-1
LRV 80

RAL 110-1 reads slightly lighter

Paper
Clover Honey
Paper
Tikkurila
Paper
LRV 88

Paper reads noticeably lighter

Passageway
Clover Honey
Passageway
Valspar
Passageway
LRV 14

Clover Honey is the lighter choice