Au Natural vs Duck Green
Where Au Natural belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Duck Green is a Farrow & Ball color. Au Natural reads as beige-yellow, while Duck Green reads as green-grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Au Natural (LRV 75) reflects noticeably more light than Duck Green (LRV 8), a difference of 67 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 54.9, 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 5 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Au Natural vs Duck Green in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Seeing Au Natural 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 Au Natural 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. Au Natural 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. Au Natural 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. Au Natural 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. Au Natural reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Duck Green.
Color Details
Au Natural vs Duck Green Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Au Natural 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 Au Natural comparisons
See how Au Natural stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
A 6-point LRV gap (75 vs 69) makes Au Natural the marginally brighter of the two.
White Dove reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 75), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Au Natural reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 75 vs 52, Au Natural is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 75 vs 30, Au Natural is decisively the brighter choice.
Au Natural reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
At LRV 75 vs 60, Au Natural is decisively the brighter choice.
Au Natural reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 58), opening up a space where Accessible Beige encloses it.
Au Natural reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 75 vs 43, Au Natural is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 75 vs 4, Au Natural is decisively the brighter choice.
Au Natural reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Au Natural reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Au Natural reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
A 9-point LRV gap (84 vs 75) makes Pure White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 75 vs 21, Au Natural is decisively the brighter choice.
Au Natural reads slightly lighter (LRV 75 vs 66), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 75 and 74, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Snowbound reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 75), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 75 vs 51, Au Natural is decisively the brighter choice.
Au Natural reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Au Natural reads slightly lighter (LRV 75 vs 68), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 75 vs 41, Au Natural is decisively the brighter choice.
Au Natural reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Au Natural reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 75 vs 31, Au Natural is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 75 vs 7, Au Natural is decisively the brighter choice.