Chalk Blush 3 vs Windmill Lane

Chalk Blush 3DuluxvsWindmill LaneLittle GreeneΔE 26.6Very different colors

Where Chalk Blush 3 belongs to Dulux's range, Windmill Lane is a Little Greene color. Hue-wise, Chalk Blush 3 belongs to the greige-grey family and Windmill Lane to the green-grey family. Chalk Blush 3 (LRV 73) reflects noticeably more light than Windmill Lane (LRV 31), a difference of 42 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Chalk Blush 3 runs warm while Windmill Lane is decidedly green, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 26.6, 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.

Chalk Blush 3 vs Windmill Lane in Real Spaces

1 real room side by side. Seeing Chalk Blush 3 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 Chalk Blush 3 will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Windmill Lane would.

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Color Details

Chalk Blush 3
Dulux · 60YR 73/015
Hex#DED9D6
LRV73.0
BrandDulux
Number60YR 73/015
Undertone
TemperatureWarm
BrightnessLight
Windmill Lane
Little Greene · 296
Hex#8E9B8A
LRV31.0
BrandLittle Greene
Number296
UndertoneGreen
TemperatureNeutral
BrightnessMedium

Chalk Blush 3 vs Windmill Lane Simulated Comparison

5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Chalk Blush 3 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 Chalk Blush 3 comparisons

See how Chalk Blush 3 stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.

White Dove
Chalk Blush 3
White Dove
Benjamin Moore
White Dove
LRV 83

White Dove reads slightly lighter

Ammonite
Chalk Blush 3
Ammonite
Farrow & Ball
Ammonite
LRV 69

Chalk Blush 3 reads slightly lighter

Iron Ore
Chalk Blush 3
Iron Ore
Sherwin-Williams
Iron Ore
LRV 6

Chalk Blush 3 is the lighter choice

Purbeck Stone
Chalk Blush 3
Purbeck Stone
Farrow & Ball
Purbeck Stone
LRV 52

Chalk Blush 3 reads noticeably lighter

Evergreen Fog
Chalk Blush 3
Evergreen Fog
Sherwin-Williams
Evergreen Fog
LRV 30

Chalk Blush 3 is the lighter choice

Mizzle
Chalk Blush 3
Mizzle
Farrow & Ball
Mizzle
LRV 52

Chalk Blush 3 reads noticeably lighter

Agreeable Gray
Chalk Blush 3
Agreeable Gray
Sherwin-Williams
Agreeable Gray
LRV 60

Chalk Blush 3 reads noticeably lighter

Denim Drift
Chalk Blush 3
Denim Drift
Dulux
Denim Drift
LRV 27

Chalk Blush 3 is the lighter choice

Tranquil Dawn
Chalk Blush 3
Tranquil Dawn
Dulux
Tranquil Dawn
LRV 55

Chalk Blush 3 reads noticeably lighter

Balboa Mist
Chalk Blush 3
Balboa Mist
Benjamin Moore
Balboa Mist
LRV 66

Chalk Blush 3 reads slightly lighter

Vintage Vogue
Chalk Blush 3
Vintage Vogue
Benjamin Moore
Vintage Vogue
LRV 12

Chalk Blush 3 is the lighter choice

Pale Green
Chalk Blush 3
Pale Green
RAL ClassicClassic
Pale Green
LRV 31

Chalk Blush 3 is the lighter choice

Pine Needle
Chalk Blush 3
Pine Needle
Dulux
Pine Needle
LRV 7

Chalk Blush 3 is the lighter choice

Cement grey
Chalk Blush 3
Cement grey
RAL ClassicClassic
Cement grey
LRV 24

Chalk Blush 3 is the lighter choice

Black grey
Chalk Blush 3
Black grey
RAL ClassicClassic
Black grey
LRV 6

Chalk Blush 3 is the lighter choice

Piazza
Chalk Blush 3
Piazza
Tikkurila
Piazza
LRV 65

Chalk Blush 3 reads slightly lighter

Humble Yellow
Chalk Blush 3
Humble Yellow
Jotun
Humble Yellow
LRV 57

Chalk Blush 3 reads noticeably lighter

Senses
Chalk Blush 3
Senses
Jotun
Senses
LRV 41

Chalk Blush 3 is the lighter choice

Lamp Black
Chalk Blush 3
Lamp Black
Little Greene
Lamp Black
LRV 3

Chalk Blush 3 is the lighter choice

Washed Linen
Chalk Blush 3
Washed Linen
Jotun
Washed Linen
LRV 55

Chalk Blush 3 reads noticeably lighter

Tea with Florence
Chalk Blush 3
Tea with Florence
Little Greene
Tea with Florence
LRV 18

Chalk Blush 3 is the lighter choice

Thames Fog
Chalk Blush 3
Thames Fog
Valspar
Thames Fog
LRV 27

Chalk Blush 3 is the lighter choice

Ocean Abyss
Chalk Blush 3
Ocean Abyss
Behr
Ocean Abyss
LRV 7

Chalk Blush 3 is the lighter choice

Obsidian Green
Chalk Blush 3
Obsidian Green
Little Greene
Obsidian Green
LRV 1

Chalk Blush 3 is the lighter choice

Classic Silver
Chalk Blush 3
Classic Silver
Behr
Classic Silver
LRV 48

Chalk Blush 3 reads noticeably lighter

Teton Blue
Chalk Blush 3
Teton Blue
Behr
Teton Blue
LRV 31

Chalk Blush 3 is the lighter choice

RAL 110-2
Chalk Blush 3
RAL 110-2
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 110-2
LRV 72

Nearly identical in tone

RAL 110-1
Chalk Blush 3
RAL 110-1
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 110-1
LRV 80

RAL 110-1 reads slightly lighter

Paper
Chalk Blush 3
Paper
Tikkurila
Paper
LRV 88

Paper reads noticeably lighter

Passageway
Chalk Blush 3
Passageway
Valspar
Passageway
LRV 14

Chalk Blush 3 is the lighter choice