Mermaid Sea vs Duck Green
Where Mermaid Sea belongs to Behr's range, Duck Green is a Farrow & Ball color. Hue-wise, Mermaid Sea belongs to the blue family and Duck Green to the green-grey family. Mermaid Sea (LRV 13) reflects noticeably more light than Duck Green (LRV 8), a difference of 5 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Mermaid Sea runs green and blue while Duck Green is decidedly neutral, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 24.2, 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 5 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Mermaid Sea vs Duck Green in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Seeing Mermaid Sea 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 — Mermaid Sea 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. Mermaid Sea reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. Mermaid Sea reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
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. Mermaid Sea reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. Mermaid Sea reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
Mermaid Sea vs Duck Green Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Mermaid Sea 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 Mermaid Sea comparisons
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