Windmill Lane vs Cadet
Windmill Lane is a Little Greene color while Cadet comes from Sherwin-Williams. Hue-wise, Windmill Lane belongs to the green-grey family and Cadet to the blue-grey family. With LRVs of 31 and 31, they'll behave almost identically in terms of how much light they reflect back into a room. The tonal difference — Windmill Lane's green character against Cadet's neutral — becomes most visible against white trim or in morning light. At ΔE 11.4, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Windmill Lane vs Cadet in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Windmill Lane and Cadet 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
Living rooms test a color across a full range of conditions — morning sun, afternoon shade, and evening lamp light all shift how both of these read. At this scale, the choice between them becomes clear in a way that a swatch alone can't communicate.
Kitchen Cabinets
On cabinetry, undertone and temperature become more pronounced against countertops and hardware. 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.
Color Details
Windmill Lane vs Cadet Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Windmill Lane on one side and Cadet 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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