Mineral Water vs Duck Green
Mineral Water (Cloverdale Paint) and Duck Green (Farrow & Ball) come from different manufacturers. Mineral Water reads as beige, while Duck Green reads as green-grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. The 58-point LRV gap — 66 for Mineral Water vs 8 for Duck Green — means Mineral Water will open up a space more effectively. A ΔE of 50.9 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.
Mineral Water vs Duck Green in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Seeing Mineral Water 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. Mineral Water 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. Mineral Water 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. Mineral Water 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 Mineral Water 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. Mineral Water returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Color Details
Mineral Water vs Duck Green Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Mineral Water 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 Mineral Water comparisons
See how Mineral Water stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 69 vs 66), so neither reads brighter in a room.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 66), opening up a space where Mineral Water encloses it.
Mineral Water reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 52, Mineral Water is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 66 vs 30, Mineral Water is decisively the brighter choice.
Mineral Water reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (66 vs 60) makes Mineral Water the marginally brighter of the two.
Mineral Water reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Mineral Water reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 43, Mineral Water is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 66 vs 4, Mineral Water is decisively the brighter choice.
Mineral Water reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Mineral Water reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Mineral Water reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 66, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 66 vs 21, Mineral Water is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 66 and 66, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Shoji White reads slightly lighter (LRV 74 vs 66), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 66), opening up a space where Mineral Water encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 51, Mineral Water is decisively the brighter choice.
Mineral Water reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
With LRVs of 68 and 66, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 66 vs 41, Mineral Water is decisively the brighter choice.
Mineral Water reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Mineral Water reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 31, Mineral Water is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 66 vs 7, Mineral Water is decisively the brighter choice.