Evening Sky vs Windmill Lane
Where Evening Sky belongs to Jotun's range, Windmill Lane is a Little Greene color. Hue-wise, Evening Sky belongs to the grey family and Windmill Lane to the green-grey family. Windmill Lane (LRV 31) reflects noticeably more light than Evening Sky (LRV 22), a difference of 9 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Evening Sky 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 11.9, 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 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Evening Sky vs Windmill Lane in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Evening Sky 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 Evening Sky 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. Windmill Lane returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. Windmill Lane reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Evening Sky.
Color Details
Evening Sky vs Windmill Lane Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Evening Sky 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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