Daylilly Yellow vs Windmill Lane
Where Daylilly Yellow belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Windmill Lane is a Little Greene color. Daylilly Yellow reads as beige-yellow, while Windmill Lane reads as green-grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Daylilly Yellow (LRV 87) reflects noticeably more light than Windmill Lane (LRV 31), a difference of 56 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 33.3, 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 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Daylilly Yellow vs Windmill Lane in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Daylilly Yellow 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 Daylilly Yellow will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Windmill Lane 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. Daylilly Yellow reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Windmill Lane.
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. Daylilly Yellow returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
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. Daylilly Yellow reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Windmill Lane.
Color Details
Daylilly Yellow vs Windmill Lane Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Daylilly Yellow 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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