Laurel Garland vs Duck Green
Where Laurel Garland belongs to Behr's range, Duck Green is a Farrow & Ball color. Both sit in the green-grey family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. Laurel Garland (LRV 15) reflects noticeably more light than Duck Green (LRV 8), a difference of 7 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Laurel Garland runs green while Duck Green is decidedly neutral, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 11.9, 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 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Laurel Garland vs Duck Green in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Laurel Garland and Duck Green 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 — Laurel Garland 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. Laurel Garland 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. Laurel Garland 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. Laurel Garland reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
Laurel Garland vs Duck Green Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Laurel Garland on one side and Duck 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.
More Laurel Garland comparisons
See how Laurel Garland stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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At LRV 55 vs 15, Tranquil Dawn is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 66 vs 15, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 68 vs 15, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
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