Tuscan Herbs vs Duck Green
Where Tuscan Herbs belongs to Behr's range, Duck Green is a Farrow & Ball color. Hue-wise, Tuscan Herbs belongs to the green family and Duck Green to the green-grey family. Tuscan Herbs (LRV 20) reflects noticeably more light than Duck Green (LRV 8), a difference of 12 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Tuscan Herbs 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 16.0, 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.
Tuscan Herbs vs Duck Green in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Tuscan Herbs 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.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Tuscan Herbs reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Duck Green.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. Tuscan Herbs reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Duck Green.
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. Tuscan Herbs reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Duck Green.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. Tuscan Herbs reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Duck Green.
Color Details
Tuscan Herbs vs Duck Green Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Tuscan Herbs 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 Tuscan Herbs comparisons
See how Tuscan Herbs stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 20), opening up a space where Tuscan Herbs encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 20, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 20 vs 6, Tuscan Herbs is decisively the brighter choice.
Purbeck Stone reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 20), opening up a space where Tuscan Herbs encloses it.
Evergreen Fog reads slightly lighter (LRV 30 vs 20), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 20), opening up a space where Tuscan Herbs encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 20, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
A 7-point LRV gap (27 vs 20) makes Denim Drift the marginally brighter of the two.
French Gray reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 20), opening up a space where Tuscan Herbs encloses it.
Tuscan Herbs reflects far more light (LRV 20 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 55 vs 20, Tranquil Dawn is decisively the brighter choice.
A 7-point LRV gap (20 vs 13) makes Tuscan Herbs the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 44 vs 20, Hardwick White is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 20), opening up a space where Tuscan Herbs encloses it.
With LRVs of 21 and 20, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 66 vs 20, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 20, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 20, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
Pigeon reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 20), opening up a space where Tuscan Herbs encloses it.
A 8-point LRV gap (20 vs 12) makes Tuscan Herbs the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 68 vs 20, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Dix Blue reflects far more light (LRV 41 vs 20), opening up a space where Tuscan Herbs encloses it.
A 8-point LRV gap (20 vs 12) makes Tuscan Herbs the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 45 vs 20, Saybrook Sage is decisively the brighter choice.
Pale Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 31 vs 20), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Tuscan Herbs reflects far more light (LRV 20 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.