Windmill Lane vs Acanthus
Where Windmill Lane belongs to Little Greene's range, Acanthus is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, Windmill Lane belongs to the green-grey family and Acanthus to the beige-greige family. Acanthus (LRV 60) reflects noticeably more light than Windmill Lane (LRV 31), a difference of 29 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Windmill Lane runs green while Acanthus is decidedly neutral, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 20.3, 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.
Windmill Lane vs Acanthus in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Windmill Lane and Acanthus 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 Acanthus will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Windmill Lane 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. Acanthus reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Windmill Lane.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. Acanthus reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Windmill Lane.
Color Details
Windmill Lane vs Acanthus Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Windmill Lane on one side and Acanthus 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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