Little Touch vs Windmill Lane

Little TouchCloverdale PaintvsWindmill LaneLittle GreeneΔE 33.0Very different colors

Where Little Touch belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Windmill Lane is a Little Greene color. Little Touch reads as pink-purple, while Windmill Lane reads as green-grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Little Touch (LRV 68) reflects noticeably more light than Windmill Lane (LRV 31), a difference of 37 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 33.0, 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.

Little Touch vs Windmill Lane in Real Spaces

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

Little TouchLittle Touch 1189 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. Little Touch reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Windmill Lane.

Little TouchLittle Touch 1189 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. Little Touch returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.

Little TouchLittle Touch 1189 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. Little Touch reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Windmill Lane.

Little TouchLittle Touch 1189 by Cloverdale Paint — Bathroom

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Windmill LaneWindmill Lane bathroom vanity

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Color Details

Little Touch
Cloverdale Paint · 1189
Hex#E6D0E7
LRV68.0
BrandCloverdale Paint
Number1189
Undertone
Temperature
BrightnessLight
Windmill Lane
Little Greene · 296
Hex#8E9B8A
LRV31.0
BrandLittle Greene
Number296
UndertoneGreen
TemperatureNeutral
BrightnessMedium

Little Touch vs Windmill Lane Simulated Comparison

5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Little Touch 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 Little Touch comparisons

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

White Dove
Little Touch
White Dove
Benjamin Moore
White Dove
LRV 83

White Dove reads noticeably lighter

Ammonite
Little Touch
Ammonite
Farrow & Ball
Ammonite
LRV 69

Nearly identical in tone

Iron Ore
Little Touch
Iron Ore
Sherwin-Williams
Iron Ore
LRV 6

Little Touch is the lighter choice

Purbeck Stone
Little Touch
Purbeck Stone
Farrow & Ball
Purbeck Stone
LRV 52

Little Touch reads noticeably lighter

Evergreen Fog
Little Touch
Evergreen Fog
Sherwin-Williams
Evergreen Fog
LRV 30

Little Touch is the lighter choice

Mizzle
Little Touch
Mizzle
Farrow & Ball
Mizzle
LRV 52

Little Touch reads noticeably lighter

Agreeable Gray
Little Touch
Agreeable Gray
Sherwin-Williams
Agreeable Gray
LRV 60

Little Touch reads slightly lighter

Denim Drift
Little Touch
Denim Drift
Dulux
Denim Drift
LRV 27

Little Touch is the lighter choice

Tranquil Dawn
Little Touch
Tranquil Dawn
Dulux
Tranquil Dawn
LRV 55

Little Touch reads noticeably lighter

Balboa Mist
Little Touch
Balboa Mist
Benjamin Moore
Balboa Mist
LRV 66

Nearly identical in tone

Vintage Vogue
Little Touch
Vintage Vogue
Benjamin Moore
Vintage Vogue
LRV 12

Little Touch is the lighter choice

Pale Green
Little Touch
Pale Green
RAL ClassicClassic
Pale Green
LRV 31

Little Touch is the lighter choice

Pine Needle
Little Touch
Pine Needle
Dulux
Pine Needle
LRV 7

Little Touch is the lighter choice

Cement grey
Little Touch
Cement grey
RAL ClassicClassic
Cement grey
LRV 24

Little Touch is the lighter choice

Black grey
Little Touch
Black grey
RAL ClassicClassic
Black grey
LRV 6

Little Touch is the lighter choice

Piazza
Little Touch
Piazza
Tikkurila
Piazza
LRV 65

Little Touch reads slightly lighter

Humble Yellow
Little Touch
Humble Yellow
Jotun
Humble Yellow
LRV 57

Little Touch reads slightly lighter

Senses
Little Touch
Senses
Jotun
Senses
LRV 41

Little Touch is the lighter choice

Lamp Black
Little Touch
Lamp Black
Little Greene
Lamp Black
LRV 3

Little Touch is the lighter choice

Washed Linen
Little Touch
Washed Linen
Jotun
Washed Linen
LRV 55

Little Touch reads noticeably lighter

Tea with Florence
Little Touch
Tea with Florence
Little Greene
Tea with Florence
LRV 18

Little Touch is the lighter choice

Thames Fog
Little Touch
Thames Fog
Valspar
Thames Fog
LRV 27

Little Touch is the lighter choice

Ocean Abyss
Little Touch
Ocean Abyss
Behr
Ocean Abyss
LRV 7

Little Touch is the lighter choice

Obsidian Green
Little Touch
Obsidian Green
Little Greene
Obsidian Green
LRV 1

Little Touch is the lighter choice

Classic Silver
Little Touch
Classic Silver
Behr
Classic Silver
LRV 48

Little Touch reads noticeably lighter

Teton Blue
Little Touch
Teton Blue
Behr
Teton Blue
LRV 31

Little Touch is the lighter choice

RAL 110-2
Little Touch
RAL 110-2
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 110-2
LRV 72

RAL 110-2 reads slightly lighter

RAL 110-1
Little Touch
RAL 110-1
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 110-1
LRV 80

RAL 110-1 reads slightly lighter

Paper
Little Touch
Paper
Tikkurila
Paper
LRV 88

Paper reads noticeably lighter

Passageway
Little Touch
Passageway
Valspar
Passageway
LRV 14

Little Touch is the lighter choice