Delightful Yellow vs Duck Green
Delightful Yellow (Benjamin Moore) and Duck Green (Farrow & Ball) come from different manufacturers. Hue-wise, Delightful Yellow belongs to the beige-yellow family and Duck Green to the green-grey family. The 62-point LRV gap — 70 for Delightful Yellow vs 8 for Duck Green — means Delightful Yellow will open up a space more effectively. Where Delightful Yellow leans yellow, Duck Green reads neutral — a distinction that shifts noticeably depending on the light source and surrounding finishes. A ΔE of 74.9 puts these firmly in different territory — two distinct design choices rather than close alternatives. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Delightful Yellow vs Duck Green in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Delightful Yellow 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.
Front Door
On a front door, the color is both the first and last thing you see — a context where even a modest tonal difference reads clearly. Delightful Yellow reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Duck Green.
Color Details
Delightful Yellow vs Duck Green Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Delightful Yellow 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 Delightful Yellow comparisons
See how Delightful Yellow stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
With LRVs of 70 and 69, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 83 vs 70, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 70 vs 6, Delightful Yellow is decisively the brighter choice.
Delightful Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Delightful Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 70 vs 52, Delightful Yellow is decisively the brighter choice.
Delightful Yellow reads slightly lighter (LRV 70 vs 60), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 70 vs 58, Delightful Yellow is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 70 vs 27, Delightful Yellow is decisively the brighter choice.
Delightful Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Delightful Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 70 vs 55, Delightful Yellow is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 70 vs 13, Delightful Yellow is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 70 vs 44, Delightful Yellow is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 70), opening up a space where Delightful Yellow encloses it.
Delightful Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
A 5-point LRV gap (70 vs 66) makes Delightful Yellow the marginally brighter of the two.
A 4-point LRV gap (74 vs 70) makes Shoji White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 83 vs 70, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
Delightful Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 51), opening up a space where Pigeon encloses it.
At LRV 70 vs 12, Delightful Yellow is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 70 vs 68), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Delightful Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 70 vs 12, Delightful Yellow is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 70 vs 45, Delightful Yellow is decisively the brighter choice.
Delightful Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Delightful Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.