New Foliage vs Duck Green
New Foliage is a Cloverdale Paint color while Duck Green comes from Farrow & Ball. New Foliage reads as beige-yellow, while Duck Green reads as green-grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. At LRV 51 vs 8, New Foliage will read as the brighter of the two — a 43-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. At ΔE 43.1, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 5 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
New Foliage vs Duck Green in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Seeing New Foliage 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
Living rooms test a color across a full range of conditions — morning sun, afternoon shade, and evening lamp light all shift how both of these read. New Foliage returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Bedroom
Bedroom walls are often seen under warm artificial light, a context that shifts both colors from how they look on a chip. The LRV gap is large enough that New Foliage will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Duck Green would.
Kitchen
Kitchen lighting tends to be bright and directional, which sharpens contrast and makes undertone differences more apparent. The LRV gap is large enough that New Foliage will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Duck Green would.
Dining Room
Dining room light is typically the warmest in the house, which shifts both colors toward the red end of the spectrum compared to daylight. New Foliage reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Duck Green.
Bathroom
Bathrooms amplify color — the enclosed space and reflective surfaces make what reads subtle elsewhere feel more present here. The LRV gap is large enough that New Foliage will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Duck Green would.
Color Details
New Foliage vs Duck Green Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see New Foliage 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 New Foliage comparisons
See how New Foliage stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 69 vs 51, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 51), opening up a space where New Foliage encloses it.
New Foliage reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 52 vs 51), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 51 vs 30, New Foliage is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 52 and 51, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 9-point LRV gap (60 vs 51) makes Agreeable Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
Accessible Beige reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 51), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
New Foliage reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
A 8-point LRV gap (51 vs 43) makes New Foliage the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 51 vs 4, New Foliage is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 51), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
New Foliage reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
New Foliage reads slightly lighter (LRV 51 vs 44), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 84 vs 51, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 51 vs 21, New Foliage is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 51), opening up a space where New Foliage encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 51), opening up a space where New Foliage encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 51), opening up a space where New Foliage encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 51 vs 51), so neither reads brighter in a room.
New Foliage reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 51), opening up a space where New Foliage encloses it.
A 10-point LRV gap (51 vs 41) makes New Foliage the marginally brighter of the two.
New Foliage reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
New Foliage reads slightly lighter (LRV 51 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 51 vs 31, New Foliage is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 51 vs 7, New Foliage is decisively the brighter choice.