Light Pewter vs Duck Green
Where Light Pewter belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Duck Green is a Farrow & Ball color. Light Pewter reads as beige-greige, while Duck Green reads as green-grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Light Pewter (LRV 68) reflects noticeably more light than Duck Green (LRV 8), a difference of 59 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Light Pewter runs yellow while Duck Green is decidedly neutral, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 52.7, 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 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Light Pewter vs Duck Green in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Light Pewter 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 Light Pewter will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Duck Green would.
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. Light Pewter returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. Light Pewter reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Duck Green.
Color Details
Light Pewter vs Duck Green Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Light Pewter 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 Light Pewter comparisons
See how Light Pewter stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 69 vs 68), so neither reads brighter in a room.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 68), opening up a space where Light Pewter encloses it.
Light Pewter reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 68 vs 52, Light Pewter is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 30, Light Pewter is decisively the brighter choice.
Light Pewter reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
A 7-point LRV gap (68 vs 60) makes Light Pewter the marginally brighter of the two.
Light Pewter reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Light Pewter reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 68 vs 43, Light Pewter is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 4, Light Pewter is decisively the brighter choice.
Light Pewter reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Light Pewter reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Light Pewter reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 68, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 21, Light Pewter is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 68 and 66, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Shoji White reads slightly lighter (LRV 74 vs 68), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 68), opening up a space where Light Pewter encloses it.
At LRV 68 vs 51, Light Pewter is decisively the brighter choice.
Light Pewter reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
With LRVs of 68 and 68, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 68 vs 41, Light Pewter is decisively the brighter choice.
Light Pewter reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Light Pewter reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 68 vs 31, Light Pewter is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 7, Light Pewter is decisively the brighter choice.