Great White vs Windmill Lane

Great WhiteFarrow & BallvsWindmill LaneLittle GreeneΔE 28.9Very different colors

Where Great White belongs to Farrow & Ball's range, Windmill Lane is a Little Greene color. Great White reads as beige-pink, while Windmill Lane reads as green-grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Great White (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. Great White 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 28.9, 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.

Great White vs Windmill Lane in Real Spaces

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

Great WhiteFarrow and Ball Great White 2006 living room

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Windmill LaneWindmill Lane victorian living room

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Kitchen Cabinets

Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. Great White reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Windmill Lane.

Great WhiteFarrow and Ball Great White 2006 kitchen cabinets

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Windmill LaneLittle Greene Windmill Lane kitchen cabinets paint review

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Color Details

Great White
Farrow & Ball · 2006
Hex#e7dedb
LRV74.7
BrandFarrow & Ball
Number2006
Undertone
TemperatureWarm
BrightnessLight
Windmill Lane
Little Greene · 296
Hex#8E9B8A
LRV31.0
BrandLittle Greene
Number296
UndertoneGreen
TemperatureNeutral
BrightnessMedium

Great White vs Windmill Lane Simulated Comparison

5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Great White 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 Great White comparisons

See how Great White stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.

White Dove
Great White
White Dove
Benjamin Moore
White Dove
LRV 83

White Dove reads slightly lighter

Ammonite
Great White
Ammonite
Farrow & Ball
Ammonite
LRV 69

Great White reads slightly lighter

Iron Ore
Great White
Iron Ore
Sherwin-Williams
Iron Ore
LRV 6

Great White is the lighter choice

Purbeck Stone
Great White
Purbeck Stone
Farrow & Ball
Purbeck Stone
LRV 52

Great White reads noticeably lighter

Evergreen Fog
Great White
Evergreen Fog
Sherwin-Williams
Evergreen Fog
LRV 30

Great White is the lighter choice

Mizzle
Great White
Mizzle
Farrow & Ball
Mizzle
LRV 52

Great White reads noticeably lighter

Agreeable Gray
Great White
Agreeable Gray
Sherwin-Williams
Agreeable Gray
LRV 60

Great White reads noticeably lighter

Denim Drift
Great White
Denim Drift
Dulux
Denim Drift
LRV 27

Great White is the lighter choice

Tranquil Dawn
Great White
Tranquil Dawn
Dulux
Tranquil Dawn
LRV 55

Great White reads noticeably lighter

Balboa Mist
Great White
Balboa Mist
Benjamin Moore
Balboa Mist
LRV 66

Great White reads slightly lighter

Vintage Vogue
Great White
Vintage Vogue
Benjamin Moore
Vintage Vogue
LRV 12

Great White is the lighter choice

Pale Green
Great White
Pale Green
RAL ClassicClassic
Pale Green
LRV 31

Great White is the lighter choice

Pine Needle
Great White
Pine Needle
Dulux
Pine Needle
LRV 7

Great White is the lighter choice

Cement grey
Great White
Cement grey
RAL ClassicClassic
Cement grey
LRV 24

Great White is the lighter choice

Black grey
Great White
Black grey
RAL ClassicClassic
Black grey
LRV 6

Great White is the lighter choice

Piazza
Great White
Piazza
Tikkurila
Piazza
LRV 65

Great White reads slightly lighter

Humble Yellow
Great White
Humble Yellow
Jotun
Humble Yellow
LRV 57

Great White reads noticeably lighter

Senses
Great White
Senses
Jotun
Senses
LRV 41

Great White is the lighter choice

Lamp Black
Great White
Lamp Black
Little Greene
Lamp Black
LRV 3

Great White is the lighter choice

Washed Linen
Great White
Washed Linen
Jotun
Washed Linen
LRV 55

Great White reads noticeably lighter

Tea with Florence
Great White
Tea with Florence
Little Greene
Tea with Florence
LRV 18

Great White is the lighter choice

Thames Fog
Great White
Thames Fog
Valspar
Thames Fog
LRV 27

Great White is the lighter choice

Ocean Abyss
Great White
Ocean Abyss
Behr
Ocean Abyss
LRV 7

Great White is the lighter choice

Obsidian Green
Great White
Obsidian Green
Little Greene
Obsidian Green
LRV 1

Great White is the lighter choice

Classic Silver
Great White
Classic Silver
Behr
Classic Silver
LRV 48

Great White is the lighter choice

Teton Blue
Great White
Teton Blue
Behr
Teton Blue
LRV 31

Great White is the lighter choice

RAL 110-2
Great White
RAL 110-2
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 110-2
LRV 72

Nearly identical in tone

RAL 110-1
Great White
RAL 110-1
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 110-1
LRV 80

RAL 110-1 reads slightly lighter

Paper
Great White
Paper
Tikkurila
Paper
LRV 88

Paper reads noticeably lighter

Passageway
Great White
Passageway
Valspar
Passageway
LRV 14

Great White is the lighter choice