Windmill Lane vs Calico
Where Windmill Lane belongs to Little Greene's range, Calico is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, Windmill Lane belongs to the green-grey family and Calico to the blue-green family. Calico (LRV 35) reflects noticeably more light than Windmill Lane (LRV 31), a difference of 4 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Windmill Lane runs green while Calico is decidedly cool, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. The ΔE 7.0 gap is real but not dramatic — close enough to use together, distinct enough to matter as a choice. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Windmill Lane vs Calico in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Windmill Lane and Calico are close enough that the difference can be hard to judge from a chip alone — these photos show how each reads at scale, across different spaces and lighting conditions.
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 brightness difference is modest but present — Calico gives the walls a little more lift.
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. Calico reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Front Door
A front door is a focal point — small color differences read clearly at this concentrated scale. The brightness difference is modest but present — Calico gives the walls a little more lift.
Color Details
Windmill Lane vs Calico Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Windmill Lane on one side and Calico 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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