Windmill Lane vs S 5040-Y80R
Where Windmill Lane belongs to Little Greene's range, S 5040-Y80R is a NCS color. Hue-wise, Windmill Lane belongs to the green-grey family and S 5040-Y80R to the pink-red family. Windmill Lane (LRV 31) reflects noticeably more light than S 5040-Y80R (LRV 7), a difference of 24 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Windmill Lane runs green while S 5040-Y80R is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 51.6, 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.
Windmill Lane vs S 5040-Y80R in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Windmill Lane and S 5040-Y80R in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
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.
Color Details
Windmill Lane vs S 5040-Y80R Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Windmill Lane on one side and S 5040-Y80R 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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