Nantucket Gray vs Duck Green

Nantucket GrayBenjamin MoorevsDuck GreenFarrow & BallΔE 35.9Very different colors

Nantucket Gray is a Benjamin Moore color while Duck Green comes from Farrow & Ball. Hue-wise, Nantucket Gray belongs to the beige-greige family and Duck Green to the green-grey family. At LRV 40 vs 8, Nantucket Gray will read as the brighter of the two — a 32-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. The tonal difference — Nantucket Gray's yellow character against Duck Green's neutral — becomes most visible against white trim or in morning light. At ΔE 35.9, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.

Nantucket Gray vs Duck Green in Real Spaces

4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Nantucket 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

Living rooms test a color across a full range of conditions — morning sun, afternoon shade, and evening lamp light all shift how both of these read. Nantucket Gray returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.

Nantucket GrayNantucket Gray Wall Paint

@primitivehuts

Duck GreenFarrow and Ball W55 living room interior

@nicatnumberfive

Bathroom

Bathrooms amplify color — the enclosed space and reflective surfaces make what reads subtle elsewhere feel more present here. The LRV gap is large enough that Nantucket Gray will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Duck Green would.

Nantucket GrayBenjamin Moore Nantucket Gray Bathroom

@greatlakesgoldengirl

Duck GreenFarrow and Ball W55 bathroom interior

@mrs_smiths_renovation

Front Door

Front doors are seen in isolation against the rest of the facade, which makes them a high-stakes surface where even subtle differences matter. Nantucket Gray returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.

Nantucket GrayBenjamin Moore Nantucket Gray Front Door

@ourbouldlife

Duck GreenDuck Green front door paint review

@lifeatlyndene

Kitchen Cabinets

On cabinetry, undertone and temperature become more pronounced against countertops and hardware. The LRV gap is large enough that Nantucket Gray will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Duck Green would.

Nantucket GrayHc-111 Kitchen Cabinets

@carolinemeehandesigns

Duck GreenDuck Green kitchen cabinets

@upvcspraying

Color Details

Nantucket Gray
Benjamin Moore · HC-111
LRV39.8
BrandBenjamin Moore
NumberHC-111
UndertoneYellow
TemperatureWarm
BrightnessMedium
Duck Green
Farrow & Ball · W55
LRV8.2
BrandFarrow & Ball
NumberW55
Undertone
TemperatureNeutral
BrightnessDark

Nantucket Gray vs Duck Green Simulated Comparison

5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Nantucket Gray on one side and Duck Green on the other.

Bathroom
Bedroom
House
Kitchen Cabinets
Living Room

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 Nantucket Gray comparisons

See how Nantucket Gray stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.

Nantucket Gray
Ammonite
Nantucket Gray
Ammonite
Benjamin Moore
Nantucket Gray
HC-111 · LRV 40
Farrow & Ball
Ammonite
LRV 69

Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 40), opening up a space where Nantucket Gray encloses it.

Nantucket Gray
White Dove
Nantucket Gray
White Dove
Benjamin Moore
Nantucket Gray
HC-111 · LRV 40

At LRV 83 vs 40, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.

Nantucket Gray
Iron Ore
Nantucket Gray
Iron Ore
Benjamin Moore
Nantucket Gray
HC-111 · LRV 40

At LRV 40 vs 6, Nantucket Gray is decisively the brighter choice.

Nantucket Gray
Purbeck Stone
Nantucket Gray
Purbeck Stone
Benjamin Moore
Nantucket Gray
HC-111 · LRV 40

Purbeck Stone reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 40), opening up a space where Nantucket Gray encloses it.

Nantucket Gray
Evergreen Fog
Nantucket Gray
Evergreen Fog
Benjamin Moore
Nantucket Gray
HC-111 · LRV 40

Nantucket Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 40 vs 30), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Nantucket Gray
Mizzle
Nantucket Gray
Mizzle
Benjamin Moore
Nantucket Gray
HC-111 · LRV 40
Farrow & Ball
Mizzle
LRV 52

A 12-point LRV gap (52 vs 40) makes Mizzle the marginally brighter of the two.

Nantucket Gray
Agreeable Gray
Nantucket Gray
Agreeable Gray
Benjamin Moore
Nantucket Gray
HC-111 · LRV 40

Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 40), opening up a space where Nantucket Gray encloses it.

Nantucket Gray
Accessible Beige
Nantucket Gray
Accessible Beige
Benjamin Moore
Nantucket Gray
HC-111 · LRV 40

At LRV 58 vs 40, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.

Nantucket Gray
Denim Drift
Nantucket Gray
Denim Drift
Benjamin Moore
Nantucket Gray
HC-111 · LRV 40

At LRV 40 vs 27, Nantucket Gray is decisively the brighter choice.

Nantucket Gray
Nantucket Gray
French Gray
French Gray
Nantucket Gray vs French Gray
Benjamin Moore
Nantucket Gray
HC-111 · LRV 40

French Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 43 vs 40), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Nantucket Gray
Naval
Nantucket Gray
Naval
Benjamin Moore
Nantucket Gray
HC-111 · LRV 40
Sherwin-Williams
Naval
LRV 4

Nantucket Gray reflects far more light (LRV 40 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.

Nantucket Gray
Tranquil Dawn
Nantucket Gray
Tranquil Dawn
Benjamin Moore
Nantucket Gray
HC-111 · LRV 40

At LRV 55 vs 40, Tranquil Dawn is decisively the brighter choice.

Nantucket Gray
Bancha
Nantucket Gray
Bancha
Benjamin Moore
Nantucket Gray
HC-111 · LRV 40
Farrow & Ball
Bancha
LRV 13

At LRV 40 vs 13, Nantucket Gray is decisively the brighter choice.

Nantucket Gray
Hardwick White
Nantucket Gray
Hardwick White
Benjamin Moore
Nantucket Gray
HC-111 · LRV 40

A 4-point LRV gap (44 vs 40) makes Hardwick White the marginally brighter of the two.

Nantucket Gray
Pure White
Nantucket Gray
Pure White
Benjamin Moore
Nantucket Gray
HC-111 · LRV 40

Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 40), opening up a space where Nantucket Gray encloses it.

Nantucket Gray
Artichoke
Nantucket Gray
Artichoke
Benjamin Moore
Nantucket Gray
HC-111 · LRV 40
Sherwin-Williams
Artichoke
LRV 21

Nantucket Gray reflects far more light (LRV 40 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.

Balboa Mist
Nantucket Gray
Balboa Mist
Nantucket Gray
Benjamin Moore
Nantucket Gray
HC-111 · LRV 40

At LRV 66 vs 40, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.

Nantucket Gray
Shoji White
Nantucket Gray
Shoji White
Benjamin Moore
Nantucket Gray
HC-111 · LRV 40

At LRV 74 vs 40, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.

Nantucket Gray
Snowbound
Nantucket Gray
Snowbound
Benjamin Moore
Nantucket Gray
HC-111 · LRV 40
Sherwin-Williams
Snowbound
LRV 83

At LRV 83 vs 40, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.

Nantucket Gray
Pigeon
Nantucket Gray
Pigeon
Benjamin Moore
Nantucket Gray
HC-111 · LRV 40
Farrow & Ball
Pigeon
LRV 51

Pigeon reads slightly lighter (LRV 51 vs 40), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Nantucket Gray
Pewter Green
Nantucket Gray
Pewter Green
Benjamin Moore
Nantucket Gray
HC-111 · LRV 40

At LRV 40 vs 12, Nantucket Gray is decisively the brighter choice.

Nantucket Gray
Skimming Stone
Nantucket Gray
Skimming Stone
Benjamin Moore
Nantucket Gray
HC-111 · LRV 40

At LRV 68 vs 40, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.

Nantucket Gray
Dix Blue
Nantucket Gray
Dix Blue
Benjamin Moore
Nantucket Gray
HC-111 · LRV 40
Farrow & Ball
Dix Blue
LRV 41

With LRVs of 41 and 40, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.

Nantucket Gray
Hicks' Blue
Nantucket Gray
Hicks' Blue
Benjamin Moore
Nantucket Gray
HC-111 · LRV 40

Nantucket Gray vs Hicks' Blue

Nantucket Gray
Slaked Lime Deep
Nantucket Gray
Slaked Lime Deep

Nantucket Gray vs Slaked Lime Deep

Nantucket Gray
Vintage Vogue
Nantucket Gray
Vintage Vogue
Benjamin Moore
Nantucket Gray
HC-111 · LRV 40

At LRV 40 vs 12, Nantucket Gray is decisively the brighter choice.

Nantucket Gray
Livid
Nantucket Gray
Livid
Benjamin Moore
Nantucket Gray
HC-111 · LRV 40

Nantucket Gray vs Livid

Nantucket Gray
Saybrook Sage
Nantucket Gray
Saybrook Sage
Benjamin Moore
Nantucket Gray
HC-111 · LRV 40

A 6-point LRV gap (45 vs 40) makes Saybrook Sage the marginally brighter of the two.

Nantucket Gray
Pale Green
Nantucket Gray
Pale Green
Benjamin Moore
Nantucket Gray
HC-111 · LRV 40
RAL ClassicClassic
Pale Green
LRV 31

Nantucket Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 40 vs 31), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Nantucket Gray
Pine Needle
Nantucket Gray
Pine Needle
Benjamin Moore
Nantucket Gray
HC-111 · LRV 40

Nantucket Gray reflects far more light (LRV 40 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.