Dayroom Yellow vs Windmill Lane
Where Dayroom Yellow belongs to Farrow & Ball's range, Windmill Lane is a Little Greene color. Dayroom Yellow reads as beige-yellow, while Windmill Lane reads as green-grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Dayroom Yellow (LRV 75) reflects noticeably more light than Windmill Lane (LRV 31), a difference of 44 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Dayroom Yellow 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 40.4, 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.
Dayroom Yellow vs Windmill Lane in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Dayroom Yellow 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.
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. Dayroom Yellow reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Windmill Lane.
Color Details
Dayroom Yellow vs Windmill Lane Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Dayroom Yellow 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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