Edgecomb Gray vs Duck Green
Where Edgecomb Gray belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Duck Green is a Farrow & Ball color. Hue-wise, Edgecomb Gray belongs to the beige-greige family and Duck Green to the green-grey family. Edgecomb Gray (LRV 63) reflects noticeably more light than Duck Green (LRV 8), a difference of 55 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Edgecomb Gray 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 50.9, 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 6 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Edgecomb Gray vs Duck Green in Real Spaces
6 real rooms side by side. Seeing Edgecomb Gray 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 LRV gap is large enough that Edgecomb Gray will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Duck Green would.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Edgecomb Gray 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. Edgecomb Gray reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Duck Green.
Dining Room
A dining room lit by a dimmed pendant or candles is one of the most forgiving environments for paint — warm light softens almost everything. Edgecomb Gray returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
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. Edgecomb Gray 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. Edgecomb Gray reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Duck Green.
Color Details
Edgecomb Gray vs Duck Green Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Edgecomb Gray 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 Edgecomb Gray comparisons
See how Edgecomb Gray stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
A 6-point LRV gap (69 vs 63) makes Ammonite the marginally brighter of the two.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 63), opening up a space where Edgecomb Gray encloses it.
Edgecomb Gray reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
A 11-point LRV gap (63 vs 52) makes Edgecomb Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 63 vs 30, Edgecomb Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Edgecomb Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 63 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 63 vs 60), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Edgecomb Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 63 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Edgecomb Gray reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 63 vs 43, Edgecomb Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 63 vs 4, Edgecomb Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Edgecomb Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 63 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Edgecomb Gray reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Edgecomb Gray reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 63, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 63 vs 21, Edgecomb Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 66 and 63, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Shoji White reads slightly lighter (LRV 74 vs 63), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 63), opening up a space where Edgecomb Gray encloses it.
At LRV 63 vs 51, Edgecomb Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Edgecomb Gray reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 63), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 63 vs 41, Edgecomb Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Edgecomb Gray reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Edgecomb Gray reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 63 vs 31, Edgecomb Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 63 vs 7, Edgecomb Gray is decisively the brighter choice.