Eugenia vs Duck Green
Where Eugenia belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Duck Green is a Farrow & Ball color. Hue-wise, Eugenia belongs to the beige family and Duck Green to the green-grey family. Eugenia (LRV 80) reflects noticeably more light than Duck Green (LRV 8), a difference of 72 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 57.7, 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.
Eugenia vs Duck Green in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Seeing Eugenia 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 Eugenia 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. Eugenia 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. Eugenia 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. Eugenia 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. Eugenia reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Duck Green.
Color Details
Eugenia vs Duck Green Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Eugenia 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 Eugenia comparisons
See how Eugenia stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 80), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 80 vs 52, Eugenia is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 80 vs 30, Eugenia is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 80 vs 60, Eugenia is decisively the brighter choice.
Eugenia reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 58), opening up a space where Accessible Beige encloses it.
Eugenia reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 80 vs 43, Eugenia is decisively the brighter choice.
Eugenia reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Eugenia reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
A 4-point LRV gap (84 vs 80) makes Pure White the marginally brighter of the two.
Eugenia reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 66), opening up a space where Balboa Mist encloses it.
Eugenia reads slightly lighter (LRV 80 vs 74), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Eugenia reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Eugenia reads slightly lighter (LRV 80 vs 68), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Eugenia reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Eugenia reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 80 vs 31, Eugenia is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 80 vs 7, Eugenia is decisively the brighter choice.