Night Jewels 2 vs Windmill Lane

Night Jewels 2DuluxvsWindmill LaneLittle GreeneΔE 28.1Very different colors

Where Night Jewels 2 belongs to Dulux's range, Windmill Lane is a Little Greene color. Night Jewels 2 reads as grey, while Windmill Lane reads as green-grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Windmill Lane (LRV 31) reflects noticeably more light than Night Jewels 2 (LRV 13), a difference of 18 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Night Jewels 2 runs neutral while Windmill Lane is decidedly green, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 28.1, 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 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.

Night Jewels 2 vs Windmill Lane in Real Spaces

2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Night Jewels 2 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 Windmill Lane will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Night Jewels 2 would.

Night Jewels 2Dulux Night Jewels 2 00NN 13/000 accent wall

@wyatts_us_2021

Windmill LaneWindmill Lane victorian living room

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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. Windmill Lane reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Night Jewels 2.

Night Jewels 2Dulux Night Jewels 2 00NN 13/000 bathroom

@summersofsussex

Windmill LaneWindmill Lane bathroom vanity

@sarnova_interiors

Color Details

Night Jewels 2
Dulux · 00NN 13/000
Hex#555656
LRV13.0
BrandDulux
Number00NN 13/000
Undertone
TemperatureNeutral
BrightnessDark
Windmill Lane
Little Greene · 296
Hex#8E9B8A
LRV31.0
BrandLittle Greene
Number296
UndertoneGreen
TemperatureNeutral
BrightnessMedium

Night Jewels 2 vs Windmill Lane Simulated Comparison

5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Night Jewels 2 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 Night Jewels 2 comparisons

See how Night Jewels 2 stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.

White Dove
Night Jewels 2
White Dove
Benjamin Moore
White Dove
LRV 83

White Dove is the lighter choice

Ammonite
Night Jewels 2
Ammonite
Farrow & Ball
Ammonite
LRV 69

Ammonite is the lighter choice

Iron Ore
Night Jewels 2
Iron Ore
Sherwin-Williams
Iron Ore
LRV 6

Night Jewels 2 reads slightly lighter

Purbeck Stone
Night Jewels 2
Purbeck Stone
Farrow & Ball
Purbeck Stone
LRV 52

Purbeck Stone is the lighter choice

Evergreen Fog
Night Jewels 2
Evergreen Fog
Sherwin-Williams
Evergreen Fog
LRV 30

Evergreen Fog reads noticeably lighter

Mizzle
Night Jewels 2
Mizzle
Farrow & Ball
Mizzle
LRV 52

Mizzle is the lighter choice

Agreeable Gray
Night Jewels 2
Agreeable Gray
Sherwin-Williams
Agreeable Gray
LRV 60

Agreeable Gray is the lighter choice

Denim Drift
Night Jewels 2
Denim Drift
Dulux
Denim Drift
LRV 27

Denim Drift reads noticeably lighter

Tranquil Dawn
Night Jewels 2
Tranquil Dawn
Dulux
Tranquil Dawn
LRV 55

Tranquil Dawn is the lighter choice

Balboa Mist
Night Jewels 2
Balboa Mist
Benjamin Moore
Balboa Mist
LRV 66

Balboa Mist is the lighter choice

Vintage Vogue
Night Jewels 2
Vintage Vogue
Benjamin Moore
Vintage Vogue
LRV 12

Nearly identical in tone

Pale Green
Night Jewels 2
Pale Green
RAL ClassicClassic
Pale Green
LRV 31

Pale Green reads noticeably lighter

Pine Needle
Night Jewels 2
Pine Needle
Dulux
Pine Needle
LRV 7

Night Jewels 2 reads slightly lighter

Cement grey
Night Jewels 2
Cement grey
RAL ClassicClassic
Cement grey
LRV 24

Cement grey reads slightly lighter

Black grey
Night Jewels 2
Black grey
RAL ClassicClassic
Black grey
LRV 6

Night Jewels 2 reads slightly lighter

Piazza
Night Jewels 2
Piazza
Tikkurila
Piazza
LRV 65

Piazza is the lighter choice

Humble Yellow
Night Jewels 2
Humble Yellow
Jotun
Humble Yellow
LRV 57

Humble Yellow is the lighter choice

Senses
Night Jewels 2
Senses
Jotun
Senses
LRV 41

Senses is the lighter choice

Lamp Black
Night Jewels 2
Lamp Black
Little Greene
Lamp Black
LRV 3

Night Jewels 2 reads slightly lighter

Washed Linen
Night Jewels 2
Washed Linen
Jotun
Washed Linen
LRV 55

Washed Linen is the lighter choice

Tea with Florence
Night Jewels 2
Tea with Florence
Little Greene
Tea with Florence
LRV 18

Tea with Florence reads slightly lighter

Thames Fog
Night Jewels 2
Thames Fog
Valspar
Thames Fog
LRV 27

Thames Fog reads noticeably lighter

Ocean Abyss
Night Jewels 2
Ocean Abyss
Behr
Ocean Abyss
LRV 7

Night Jewels 2 reads slightly lighter

Obsidian Green
Night Jewels 2
Obsidian Green
Little Greene
Obsidian Green
LRV 1

Night Jewels 2 reads slightly lighter

Classic Silver
Night Jewels 2
Classic Silver
Behr
Classic Silver
LRV 48

Classic Silver is the lighter choice

Teton Blue
Night Jewels 2
Teton Blue
Behr
Teton Blue
LRV 31

Teton Blue reads noticeably lighter

RAL 110-2
Night Jewels 2
RAL 110-2
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 110-2
LRV 72

RAL 110-2 is the lighter choice

RAL 110-1
Night Jewels 2
RAL 110-1
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 110-1
LRV 80

RAL 110-1 is the lighter choice

Paper
Night Jewels 2
Paper
Tikkurila
Paper
LRV 88

Paper is the lighter choice

Passageway
Night Jewels 2
Passageway
Valspar
Passageway
LRV 14

Nearly identical in tone