Castaway Beach vs Duck Green
Where Castaway Beach belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Duck Green is a Farrow & Ball color. Castaway Beach reads as beige, while Duck Green reads as green-grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Castaway Beach (LRV 55) reflects noticeably more light than Duck Green (LRV 8), a difference of 47 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 45.3, 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.
Castaway Beach vs Duck Green in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Seeing Castaway Beach 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 Castaway Beach 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. Castaway Beach 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. Castaway Beach 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. Castaway Beach 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. Castaway Beach reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Duck Green.
Color Details
Castaway Beach vs Duck Green Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Castaway Beach 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 Castaway Beach comparisons
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At LRV 55 vs 27, Castaway Beach is decisively the brighter choice.
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Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 55 vs 55), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 55 vs 13, Castaway Beach is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 83 vs 55, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 55 vs 12, Castaway Beach is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 55 vs 12, Castaway Beach is decisively the brighter choice.
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