Windmill Lane vs Rachel Pink
Where Windmill Lane belongs to Little Greene's range, Rachel Pink is a Sherwin-Williams color. Windmill Lane reads as green-grey, while Rachel Pink reads as pink-red — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Rachel Pink (LRV 55) reflects noticeably more light than Windmill Lane (LRV 31), a difference of 24 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Windmill Lane runs green while Rachel Pink is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 28.9, 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 Rachel Pink in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Windmill Lane and Rachel Pink 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. Rachel Pink returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Front Door
A front door is a focal point — small color differences read clearly at this concentrated scale. The LRV gap is large enough that Rachel Pink will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Windmill Lane would.
Color Details
Windmill Lane vs Rachel Pink Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Windmill Lane on one side and Rachel Pink 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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