Mocha Accent vs Duck Green
Where Mocha Accent belongs to Behr's range, Duck Green is a Farrow & Ball color. Hue-wise, Mocha Accent belongs to the greige-grey family and Duck Green to the green-grey family. Mocha Accent (LRV 23) reflects noticeably more light than Duck Green (LRV 8), a difference of 15 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Mocha Accent runs red while Duck Green is decidedly neutral, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 23.6, 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 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Mocha Accent vs Duck Green in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Mocha Accent 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.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. Mocha Accent reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Duck Green.
Color Details
Mocha Accent vs Duck Green Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Mocha Accent 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 Mocha Accent comparisons
See how Mocha Accent stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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At LRV 23 vs 6, Mocha Accent is decisively the brighter choice.
Purbeck Stone reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 23), opening up a space where Mocha Accent encloses it.
Evergreen Fog reads slightly lighter (LRV 30 vs 23), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 52 vs 23, Mizzle is decisively the brighter choice.
Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 23), opening up a space where Mocha Accent encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 23, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (27 vs 23) makes Denim Drift the marginally brighter of the two.
French Gray reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 23), opening up a space where Mocha Accent encloses it.
Mocha Accent reflects far more light (LRV 23 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 55 vs 23, Tranquil Dawn is decisively the brighter choice.
A 10-point LRV gap (23 vs 13) makes Mocha Accent the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 44 vs 23, Hardwick White is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 23), opening up a space where Mocha Accent encloses it.
With LRVs of 23 and 21, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 66 vs 23, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 23, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 23, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
Pigeon reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 23), opening up a space where Mocha Accent encloses it.
A 11-point LRV gap (23 vs 12) makes Mocha Accent the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 68 vs 23, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Dix Blue reflects far more light (LRV 41 vs 23), opening up a space where Mocha Accent encloses it.
A 11-point LRV gap (23 vs 12) makes Mocha Accent the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 45 vs 23, Saybrook Sage is decisively the brighter choice.
Pale Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 31 vs 23), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Mocha Accent reflects far more light (LRV 23 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.