Windmill Lane vs Deepest Mauve
Where Windmill Lane belongs to Little Greene's range, Deepest Mauve is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, Windmill Lane belongs to the green-grey family and Deepest Mauve to the grey family. Windmill Lane (LRV 31) reflects noticeably more light than Deepest Mauve (LRV 11), a difference of 20 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Windmill Lane runs green while Deepest Mauve is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 28.4, 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 Deepest Mauve in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Windmill Lane and Deepest Mauve in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
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. Windmill Lane returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
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. Windmill Lane reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Deepest Mauve.
Color Details
Windmill Lane vs Deepest Mauve Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Windmill Lane on one side and Deepest Mauve 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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