Denim Drift vs Windmill Lane

Dulux
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Little Greene

Where Denim Drift belongs to Dulux's range, Windmill Lane is a Little Greene color. Windmill Lane (LRV 31) reflects noticeably more light than Denim Drift (LRV 27), a difference of 4 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Denim Drift runs cool while Windmill Lane is decidedly green, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 15.0, the contrast is hard to miss. These aren't variations on a theme — they're two different answers to the same question.

Denim Drift vs Windmill Lane Color Comparison

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.

ΔE 15.0Distinct difference

Color Details

Denim Drift
Dulux · 87BG 27/077
Hex#7c8d95
LRV27.0
BrandDulux
Number87BG 27/077
Undertone
Temperaturecool
Brightnessmedium
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Windmill Lane
Little Greene · 296
Hex#8E9B8A
LRV31.0
BrandLittle Greene
Number296
UndertoneGreen
Temperatureneutral
Brightnessmedium
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Denim Drift vs Windmill Lane in Real Spaces

Seeing Denim Drift 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. Showing 4 room types where both colors have photos.

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 brightness difference is modest but present — Windmill Lane gives the walls a little more lift.

Denim Drift
Dulux Denim Drift living room paint review

@melshousetohome

Windmill Lane
Windmill Lane victorian living room

@our_big_renovation

Bedroom

The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Windmill Lane reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.

Denim Drift
Dulux Denim Drift bedroom color review

@the_interior_lens

Windmill Lane
Little Greene Windmill Lane bedroom paint

@thenorthernhome_

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. Windmill Lane has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.

Denim Drift
Denim Drift dining room review

@the_end_terrace

Windmill Lane
Windmill Lane dining room color

@overatsams

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. Windmill Lane reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.

Denim Drift
Dulux Denim Drift bathroom color review

@homefunkyhome

Windmill Lane
Windmill Lane bathroom vanity

@sarnova_interiors

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