Windmill Lane vs Tony Taupe
Where Windmill Lane belongs to Little Greene's range, Tony Taupe is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, Windmill Lane belongs to the green-grey family and Tony Taupe to the beige-greige family. Tony Taupe (LRV 37) reflects noticeably more light than Windmill Lane (LRV 31), a difference of 6 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Windmill Lane runs green while Tony Taupe is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 12.2, 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 6 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Windmill Lane vs Tony Taupe in Real Spaces
6 real rooms side by side. Seeing Windmill Lane and Tony Taupe 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
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 — Tony Taupe gives the walls a little more lift.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Tony Taupe reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
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. Tony Taupe 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. Tony Taupe 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 — Tony Taupe gives the walls a little more lift.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. Tony Taupe reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
Windmill Lane vs Tony Taupe Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Windmill Lane on one side and Tony Taupe 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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