Windmill Lane vs Lounge Green
Where Windmill Lane belongs to Little Greene's range, Lounge Green is a Sherwin-Williams color. Windmill Lane reads as green-grey, while Lounge Green reads as green — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Lounge Green (LRV 36) reflects noticeably more light than Windmill Lane (LRV 31), a difference of 5 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Windmill Lane runs green while Lounge Green is decidedly cool, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 15.6, 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 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Windmill Lane vs Lounge Green in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Windmill Lane and Lounge Green 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. Lounge Green has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
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. Lounge Green reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
Windmill Lane vs Lounge Green Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Windmill Lane on one side and Lounge Green 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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