Kettle Corn vs Windmill Lane

Kettle CornCloverdale PaintvsWindmill LaneLittle GreeneΔE 31.4Very different colors

Where Kettle Corn belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Windmill Lane is a Little Greene color. Hue-wise, Kettle Corn belongs to the beige family and Windmill Lane to the green-grey family. Kettle Corn (LRV 77) reflects noticeably more light than Windmill Lane (LRV 31), a difference of 46 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 31.4, 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 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.

Kettle Corn vs Windmill Lane in Real Spaces

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

Kettle CornKettle Corn 0874 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. Kettle Corn reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Windmill Lane.

Kettle CornKettle Corn 0874 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. Kettle Corn returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.

Kettle CornKettle Corn 0874 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. Kettle Corn reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Windmill Lane.

Kettle CornKettle Corn 0874 by Cloverdale Paint — Bathroom

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Windmill LaneWindmill Lane bathroom vanity

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Color Details

Kettle Corn
Cloverdale Paint · 0874
Hex#F4E1BE
LRV77.0
BrandCloverdale Paint
Number0874
Undertone
Temperature
BrightnessLight
Windmill Lane
Little Greene · 296
Hex#8E9B8A
LRV31.0
BrandLittle Greene
Number296
UndertoneGreen
TemperatureNeutral
BrightnessMedium

Kettle Corn vs Windmill Lane Simulated Comparison

5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Kettle Corn 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 Kettle Corn comparisons

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

White Dove
Kettle Corn
White Dove
Benjamin Moore
White Dove
LRV 83

White Dove reads slightly lighter

Ammonite
Kettle Corn
Ammonite
Farrow & Ball
Ammonite
LRV 69

Kettle Corn reads slightly lighter

Iron Ore
Kettle Corn
Iron Ore
Sherwin-Williams
Iron Ore
LRV 6

Kettle Corn is the lighter choice

Purbeck Stone
Kettle Corn
Purbeck Stone
Farrow & Ball
Purbeck Stone
LRV 52

Kettle Corn is the lighter choice

Evergreen Fog
Kettle Corn
Evergreen Fog
Sherwin-Williams
Evergreen Fog
LRV 30

Kettle Corn is the lighter choice

Mizzle
Kettle Corn
Mizzle
Farrow & Ball
Mizzle
LRV 52

Kettle Corn is the lighter choice

Agreeable Gray
Kettle Corn
Agreeable Gray
Sherwin-Williams
Agreeable Gray
LRV 60

Kettle Corn reads noticeably lighter

Denim Drift
Kettle Corn
Denim Drift
Dulux
Denim Drift
LRV 27

Kettle Corn is the lighter choice

Tranquil Dawn
Kettle Corn
Tranquil Dawn
Dulux
Tranquil Dawn
LRV 55

Kettle Corn reads noticeably lighter

Balboa Mist
Kettle Corn
Balboa Mist
Benjamin Moore
Balboa Mist
LRV 66

Kettle Corn reads slightly lighter

Vintage Vogue
Kettle Corn
Vintage Vogue
Benjamin Moore
Vintage Vogue
LRV 12

Kettle Corn is the lighter choice

Pale Green
Kettle Corn
Pale Green
RAL ClassicClassic
Pale Green
LRV 31

Kettle Corn is the lighter choice

Pine Needle
Kettle Corn
Pine Needle
Dulux
Pine Needle
LRV 7

Kettle Corn is the lighter choice

Cement grey
Kettle Corn
Cement grey
RAL ClassicClassic
Cement grey
LRV 24

Kettle Corn is the lighter choice

Black grey
Kettle Corn
Black grey
RAL ClassicClassic
Black grey
LRV 6

Kettle Corn is the lighter choice

Piazza
Kettle Corn
Piazza
Tikkurila
Piazza
LRV 65

Kettle Corn reads noticeably lighter

Humble Yellow
Kettle Corn
Humble Yellow
Jotun
Humble Yellow
LRV 57

Kettle Corn reads noticeably lighter

Senses
Kettle Corn
Senses
Jotun
Senses
LRV 41

Kettle Corn is the lighter choice

Lamp Black
Kettle Corn
Lamp Black
Little Greene
Lamp Black
LRV 3

Kettle Corn is the lighter choice

Washed Linen
Kettle Corn
Washed Linen
Jotun
Washed Linen
LRV 55

Kettle Corn reads noticeably lighter

Tea with Florence
Kettle Corn
Tea with Florence
Little Greene
Tea with Florence
LRV 18

Kettle Corn is the lighter choice

Thames Fog
Kettle Corn
Thames Fog
Valspar
Thames Fog
LRV 27

Kettle Corn is the lighter choice

Ocean Abyss
Kettle Corn
Ocean Abyss
Behr
Ocean Abyss
LRV 7

Kettle Corn is the lighter choice

Obsidian Green
Kettle Corn
Obsidian Green
Little Greene
Obsidian Green
LRV 1

Kettle Corn is the lighter choice

Classic Silver
Kettle Corn
Classic Silver
Behr
Classic Silver
LRV 48

Kettle Corn is the lighter choice

Teton Blue
Kettle Corn
Teton Blue
Behr
Teton Blue
LRV 31

Kettle Corn is the lighter choice

RAL 110-2
Kettle Corn
RAL 110-2
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 110-2
LRV 72

Kettle Corn reads slightly lighter

RAL 110-1
Kettle Corn
RAL 110-1
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 110-1
LRV 80

Nearly identical in tone

Paper
Kettle Corn
Paper
Tikkurila
Paper
LRV 88

Paper reads slightly lighter

Passageway
Kettle Corn
Passageway
Valspar
Passageway
LRV 14

Kettle Corn is the lighter choice