Lily Lavender vs Duck Green
Where Lily Lavender belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Duck Green is a Farrow & Ball color. Lily Lavender reads as purple, while Duck Green reads as green-grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Lily Lavender (LRV 64) reflects noticeably more light than Duck Green (LRV 8), a difference of 56 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Lily Lavender runs purple while Duck Green is decidedly neutral, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 57.9, 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 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Lily Lavender vs Duck Green in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Lily Lavender 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.
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. Lily Lavender reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Duck Green.
Color Details
Lily Lavender vs Duck Green Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Lily Lavender 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 Lily Lavender comparisons
See how Lily Lavender stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
A 5-point LRV gap (69 vs 64) makes Ammonite the marginally brighter of the two.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 64), opening up a space where Lily Lavender encloses it.
Lily Lavender reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 64 vs 52, Lily Lavender is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 64 vs 30, Lily Lavender is decisively the brighter choice.
Lily Lavender reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
A 4-point LRV gap (64 vs 60) makes Lily Lavender the marginally brighter of the two.
Lily Lavender reads slightly lighter (LRV 64 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Lily Lavender reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 64 vs 43, Lily Lavender is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 64 vs 4, Lily Lavender is decisively the brighter choice.
Lily Lavender reads slightly lighter (LRV 64 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Lily Lavender reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Lily Lavender reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 64, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 64 vs 21, Lily Lavender is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 66 and 64, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Shoji White reads slightly lighter (LRV 74 vs 64), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 64), opening up a space where Lily Lavender encloses it.
At LRV 64 vs 51, Lily Lavender is decisively the brighter choice.
Lily Lavender reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 64), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 64 vs 41, Lily Lavender is decisively the brighter choice.
Lily Lavender reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Lily Lavender reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 64 vs 31, Lily Lavender is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 64 vs 7, Lily Lavender is decisively the brighter choice.