Sun Dust 2 vs Windmill Lane
Where Sun Dust 2 belongs to Dulux's range, Windmill Lane is a Little Greene color. Hue-wise, Sun Dust 2 belongs to the beige family and Windmill Lane to the green-grey family. Sun Dust 2 (LRV 49) reflects noticeably more light than Windmill Lane (LRV 31), a difference of 18 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Sun Dust 2 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 56.0, 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.
Sun Dust 2 vs Windmill Lane in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Sun Dust 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 Sun Dust 2 will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Windmill Lane would.
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. Sun Dust 2 returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
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. Sun Dust 2 reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Windmill Lane.
Front Door
A front door is a focal point — small color differences read clearly at this concentrated scale. The LRV gap is large enough that Sun Dust 2 will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Windmill Lane would.
Color Details
Sun Dust 2 vs Windmill Lane Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Sun Dust 2 on one side and Windmill Lane on the other.
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.
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