Offshore Mist vs Duck Green
Offshore Mist (Behr) and Duck Green (Farrow & Ball) come from different manufacturers. Hue-wise, Offshore Mist belongs to the blue family and Duck Green to the green-grey family. The 57-point LRV gap — 66 for Offshore Mist vs 8 for Duck Green — means Offshore Mist will open up a space more effectively. Where Offshore Mist leans blue, Duck Green reads neutral — a distinction that shifts noticeably depending on the light source and surrounding finishes. A ΔE of 52.2 puts these firmly in different territory — two distinct design choices rather than close alternatives. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Offshore Mist vs Duck Green in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Offshore Mist 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
A living room wall sees more varied light than almost any other surface in the house, which makes the choice between these two more nuanced than a chip suggests. Offshore Mist reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Duck Green.
Bedroom
Bedrooms are typically lit with warmer, lower light than the rest of the house — a condition that flatters warm tones and deepens cool ones. Offshore Mist returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Dining Room
Dining rooms often rely on warm incandescent or candlelight, which flatters warm undertones and mutes cool ones. The LRV gap is large enough that Offshore Mist will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Duck Green would.
Color Details
Offshore Mist vs Duck Green Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Offshore Mist 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 Offshore Mist comparisons
See how Offshore Mist stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
A 3-point LRV gap (69 vs 66) makes Ammonite the marginally brighter of the two.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 66), opening up a space where Offshore Mist encloses it.
Offshore Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 52, Offshore Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 66 vs 30, Offshore Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
Offshore Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
A 5-point LRV gap (66 vs 60) makes Offshore Mist the marginally brighter of the two.
Offshore Mist reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Offshore Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 43, Offshore Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 66 vs 4, Offshore Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
Offshore Mist reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Offshore Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Offshore Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 66, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 66 vs 21, Offshore Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 66 and 66, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Shoji White reads slightly lighter (LRV 74 vs 66), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 66), opening up a space where Offshore Mist encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 51, Offshore Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
Offshore Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
With LRVs of 68 and 66, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 66 vs 41, Offshore Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
Offshore Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Offshore Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 31, Offshore Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 66 vs 7, Offshore Mist is decisively the brighter choice.