Windmill Lane vs Aquitaine
Where Windmill Lane belongs to Little Greene's range, Aquitaine is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, Windmill Lane belongs to the green-grey family and Aquitaine to the blue family. Aquitaine (LRV 38) reflects noticeably more light than Windmill Lane (LRV 31), a difference of 7 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Windmill Lane runs green while Aquitaine is decidedly cool, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 16.8, 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 Aquitaine in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Windmill Lane and Aquitaine in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
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. Aquitaine reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. Aquitaine reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
Windmill Lane vs Aquitaine Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Windmill Lane on one side and Aquitaine 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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