Windmill Lane vs RAL 110-1

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RAL Effect

Where Windmill Lane belongs to Little Greene's range, RAL 110-1 is a RAL Effect color. RAL 110-1 (LRV 80) reflects noticeably more light than Windmill Lane (LRV 31), a difference of 48 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 30.8, the contrast is hard to miss. These aren't variations on a theme — they're two different answers to the same question.

Windmill Lane vs RAL 110-1 Color Comparison

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.

ΔE 30.8Very different colors

Color Details

Windmill Lane
Little Greene · 296
Hex#8E9B8A
LRV31.0
BrandLittle Greene
Number296
UndertoneGreen
Temperatureneutral
Brightnessmedium
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RAL 110-1
RAL Effect · RAL 110-1
Hex#E6E7E6
LRV79.5
BrandRAL Effect
NumberRAL 110-1
Undertone
Temperature
Brightnesslight
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Windmill Lane vs RAL 110-1 in Real Spaces

Seeing Windmill Lane and RAL 110-1 in actual rooms makes the difference concrete. Browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall. Showing 4 room types where both colors have photos.

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 RAL 110-1 will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Windmill Lane would.

Windmill Lane
Windmill Lane victorian living room

@our_big_renovation

RAL 110-1
RAL Effect RAL 110-1 living room interior

Plan Home visualization

Bedroom

The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. RAL 110-1 reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Windmill Lane.

Windmill Lane
Little Greene Windmill Lane bedroom paint

@thenorthernhome_

RAL 110-1
RAL Effect RAL 110-1 bedroom

Plan Home visualization

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. RAL 110-1 reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Windmill Lane.

Windmill Lane
Windmill Lane bathroom vanity

@sarnova_interiors

RAL 110-1
RAL Effect RAL 110-1 bathroom

Plan Home visualization

Kitchen Cabinets

Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. RAL 110-1 reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Windmill Lane.

Windmill Lane
Little Greene Windmill Lane kitchen cabinets paint review

@kevinrobinsspraying

RAL 110-1
RAL Effect RAL 110-1 kitchen cabinets

Plan Home visualization

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