Ode to Joy vs Duck Green
Where Ode to Joy belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Duck Green is a Farrow & Ball color. Hue-wise, Ode to Joy belongs to the pink-red family and Duck Green to the green-grey family. Ode to Joy (LRV 13) reflects noticeably more light than Duck Green (LRV 8), a difference of 5 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 45.0, 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.
Ode to Joy vs Duck Green in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Seeing Ode to Joy 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 brightness difference is modest but present — Ode to Joy gives the walls a little more lift.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Ode to Joy reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. Ode to Joy reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
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. Ode to Joy has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
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. Ode to Joy reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
Ode to Joy vs Duck Green Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Ode to Joy 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 Ode to Joy comparisons
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