Windmill Lane vs African Gray
Where Windmill Lane belongs to Little Greene's range, African Gray is a Sherwin-Williams color. Windmill Lane reads as green-grey, while African Gray reads as grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. They have nearly identical light reflectance values (31 vs 31), so they'll read as similarly Medium in most lighting conditions. Windmill Lane runs green while African Gray is decidedly neutral, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 10.6, 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 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Windmill Lane vs African Gray in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Windmill Lane and African Gray 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. Side by side like this, the difference is easy to read — which is exactly why seeing them in a real space is more useful than comparing chips.
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. At this scale, the choice between them becomes clear in a way that a swatch alone can't communicate.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.
Color Details
Windmill Lane vs African Gray Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Windmill Lane on one side and African Gray 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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