Lace vs Duck Green
Where Lace belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Duck Green is a Farrow & Ball color. Hue-wise, Lace belongs to the white-yellow family and Duck Green to the green-grey family. Lace (LRV 88) reflects noticeably more light than Duck Green (LRV 8), a difference of 80 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 61.5, 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.
Lace vs Duck Green in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Seeing Lace 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 Lace 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. Lace 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. Lace 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. Lace 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. Lace reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Duck Green.
Color Details
Lace vs Duck Green Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Lace 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.
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At LRV 88 vs 44, Lace is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 88 vs 66, Lace is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 88 vs 74, Lace is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 88 vs 12, Lace is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 88 vs 68, Lace is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 88 vs 12, Lace is decisively the brighter choice.
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