Mayonnaise vs Duck Green
Mayonnaise (Benjamin Moore) and Duck Green (Farrow & Ball) come from different manufacturers. Mayonnaise reads as beige-yellow, while Duck Green reads as green-grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. The 80-point LRV gap — 88 for Mayonnaise vs 8 for Duck Green — means Mayonnaise will open up a space more effectively. Where Mayonnaise leans yellow, Duck Green reads neutral — a distinction that shifts noticeably depending on the light source and surrounding finishes. A ΔE of 62.3 puts these firmly in different territory — two distinct design choices rather than close alternatives. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Mayonnaise vs Duck Green in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Mayonnaise 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
A living room wall sees more varied light than almost any other surface in the house, which makes the choice between these two more nuanced than a chip suggests. Mayonnaise reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Duck Green.
Bedroom
Bedrooms are typically lit with warmer, lower light than the rest of the house — a condition that flatters warm tones and deepens cool ones. Mayonnaise returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Color Details
Mayonnaise vs Duck Green Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Mayonnaise 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 Mayonnaise comparisons
See how Mayonnaise stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Mayonnaise reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 69), opening up a space where Ammonite encloses it.
A 5-point LRV gap (88 vs 83) makes Mayonnaise the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 88 vs 6, Mayonnaise is decisively the brighter choice.
Mayonnaise reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Mayonnaise reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 88 vs 52, Mayonnaise is decisively the brighter choice.
Mayonnaise reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 88 vs 58, Mayonnaise is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 88 vs 27, Mayonnaise is decisively the brighter choice.
Mayonnaise reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Mayonnaise reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 88 vs 55, Mayonnaise is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 88 vs 13, Mayonnaise is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 88 vs 44, Mayonnaise is decisively the brighter choice.
Mayonnaise reads slightly lighter (LRV 88 vs 84), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Mayonnaise reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
At LRV 88 vs 66, Mayonnaise is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 88 vs 74, Mayonnaise is decisively the brighter choice.
A 5-point LRV gap (88 vs 83) makes Mayonnaise the marginally brighter of the two.
Mayonnaise reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 51), opening up a space where Pigeon encloses it.
At LRV 88 vs 12, Mayonnaise is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 88 vs 68, Mayonnaise is decisively the brighter choice.
Mayonnaise reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 88 vs 12, Mayonnaise is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 88 vs 45, Mayonnaise is decisively the brighter choice.
Mayonnaise reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Mayonnaise reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.