Egyptian Gold vs Duck Green
Egyptian Gold (Cloverdale Paint) and Duck Green (Farrow & Ball) come from different manufacturers. Hue-wise, Egyptian Gold belongs to the beige family and Duck Green to the green-grey family. The 51-point LRV gap — 59 for Egyptian Gold vs 8 for Duck Green — means Egyptian Gold will open up a space more effectively. A ΔE of 53.5 puts these firmly in different territory — two distinct design choices rather than close alternatives. Below you'll find 5 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Egyptian Gold vs Duck Green in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Seeing Egyptian Gold 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. Egyptian Gold 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. Egyptian Gold returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Kitchen
Kitchens often have the harshest, most revealing light in the house — under-cabinet LEDs and overhead fixtures that strip away subtlety. Egyptian Gold returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Dining Room
Dining rooms often rely on warm incandescent or candlelight, which flatters warm undertones and mutes cool ones. The LRV gap is large enough that Egyptian Gold will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Duck Green would.
Bathroom
Small bathrooms intensify color. A shade that seems quiet in a larger room can feel immersive when you're surrounded by it on four walls. Egyptian Gold returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Color Details
Egyptian Gold vs Duck Green Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Egyptian Gold 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 Egyptian Gold comparisons
See how Egyptian Gold stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
A 10-point LRV gap (69 vs 59) makes Ammonite the marginally brighter of the two.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 59), opening up a space where Egyptian Gold encloses it.
Egyptian Gold reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
A 7-point LRV gap (59 vs 52) makes Egyptian Gold the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 59 vs 30, Egyptian Gold is decisively the brighter choice.
Egyptian Gold reads slightly lighter (LRV 59 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 60 vs 59), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 59 and 58, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Egyptian Gold reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 59 vs 43, Egyptian Gold is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 59 vs 4, Egyptian Gold is decisively the brighter choice.
Egyptian Gold reads slightly lighter (LRV 59 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Egyptian Gold reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Egyptian Gold reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 59, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 59 vs 21, Egyptian Gold is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 59), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 59), opening up a space where Egyptian Gold encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 59), opening up a space where Egyptian Gold encloses it.
A 8-point LRV gap (59 vs 51) makes Egyptian Gold the marginally brighter of the two.
Egyptian Gold reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 59), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 59 vs 41, Egyptian Gold is decisively the brighter choice.
Egyptian Gold reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Egyptian Gold reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 59 vs 31, Egyptian Gold is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 59 vs 7, Egyptian Gold is decisively the brighter choice.