Cape Cod Bay vs Duck Green
Where Cape Cod Bay belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Duck Green is a Farrow & Ball color. Hue-wise, Cape Cod Bay belongs to the blue family and Duck Green to the green-grey family. Cape Cod Bay (LRV 17) reflects noticeably more light than Duck Green (LRV 8), a difference of 9 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 25.8, 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.
Cape Cod Bay vs Duck Green in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Seeing Cape Cod Bay 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 Cape Cod Bay 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. Cape Cod Bay 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. Cape Cod Bay 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. Cape Cod Bay 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. Cape Cod Bay reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Duck Green.
Color Details
Cape Cod Bay vs Duck Green Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Cape Cod Bay 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 Cape Cod Bay comparisons
See how Cape Cod Bay stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 17), opening up a space where Cape Cod Bay encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 17, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
A 11-point LRV gap (17 vs 6) makes Cape Cod Bay the marginally brighter of the two.
Purbeck Stone reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 17), opening up a space where Cape Cod Bay encloses it.
Evergreen Fog reflects far more light (LRV 30 vs 17), opening up a space where Cape Cod Bay encloses it.
At LRV 52 vs 17, Mizzle is decisively the brighter choice.
Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 17), opening up a space where Cape Cod Bay encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 17, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
A 10-point LRV gap (27 vs 17) makes Denim Drift the marginally brighter of the two.
French Gray reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 17), opening up a space where Cape Cod Bay encloses it.
Cape Cod Bay reflects far more light (LRV 17 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 55 vs 17, Tranquil Dawn is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (17 vs 13) makes Cape Cod Bay the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 44 vs 17, Hardwick White is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 17), opening up a space where Cape Cod Bay encloses it.
Artichoke reads slightly lighter (LRV 21 vs 17), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 66 vs 17, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 17, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 17, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
Pigeon reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 17), opening up a space where Cape Cod Bay encloses it.
A 5-point LRV gap (17 vs 12) makes Cape Cod Bay the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 68 vs 17, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Dix Blue reflects far more light (LRV 41 vs 17), opening up a space where Cape Cod Bay encloses it.
A 5-point LRV gap (17 vs 12) makes Cape Cod Bay the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 45 vs 17, Saybrook Sage is decisively the brighter choice.
Pale Green reflects far more light (LRV 31 vs 17), opening up a space where Cape Cod Bay encloses it.
Cape Cod Bay reads slightly lighter (LRV 17 vs 7), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.