Statement Blue vs Windmill Lane
Where Statement Blue belongs to Jotun's range, Windmill Lane is a Little Greene color. Hue-wise, Statement Blue belongs to the blue family and Windmill Lane to the green-grey family. Windmill Lane (LRV 31) reflects noticeably more light than Statement Blue (LRV 8), a difference of 23 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Statement Blue runs cool while Windmill Lane is decidedly green, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 38.4, 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 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Statement Blue vs Windmill Lane in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Statement Blue 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 Statement Blue would.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Windmill Lane reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Statement Blue.
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 Statement Blue.
Color Details
Statement Blue vs Windmill Lane Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Statement Blue 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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