Windmill Lane vs Brown red
Where Windmill Lane belongs to Little Greene's range, Brown red is a RAL Classic color. Hue-wise, Windmill Lane belongs to the green-grey family and Brown red to the pink-red family. Windmill Lane (LRV 31) reflects noticeably more light than Brown red (LRV 8), a difference of 23 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 58.1, 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.
Windmill Lane vs Brown red in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Windmill Lane and Brown red 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 Brown red would.
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 Brown red.
Color Details
Windmill Lane vs Brown red Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Windmill Lane on one side and Brown red 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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