Sacred Spring vs Duck Green
Where Sacred Spring belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Duck Green is a Farrow & Ball color. Sacred Spring reads as grey-red, while Duck Green reads as green-grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Sacred Spring (LRV 60) reflects noticeably more light than Duck Green (LRV 8), a difference of 52 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 49.5, 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.
Sacred Spring vs Duck Green in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Seeing Sacred Spring 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 Sacred Spring 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. Sacred Spring 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. Sacred Spring 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. Sacred Spring 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. Sacred Spring reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Duck Green.
Color Details
Sacred Spring vs Duck Green Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Sacred Spring 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 Sacred Spring comparisons
See how Sacred Spring stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
A 9-point LRV gap (69 vs 60) makes Ammonite the marginally brighter of the two.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 60), opening up a space where Sacred Spring encloses it.
Sacred Spring reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
A 8-point LRV gap (60 vs 52) makes Sacred Spring the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 60 vs 30, Sacred Spring is decisively the brighter choice.
Sacred Spring reads slightly lighter (LRV 60 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 60 vs 60), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 60 and 58, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Sacred Spring reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 60 vs 43, Sacred Spring is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 60 vs 4, Sacred Spring is decisively the brighter choice.
Sacred Spring reads slightly lighter (LRV 60 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Sacred Spring reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Sacred Spring reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 60, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 60 vs 21, Sacred Spring is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 60), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 60), opening up a space where Sacred Spring encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 60), opening up a space where Sacred Spring encloses it.
A 9-point LRV gap (60 vs 51) makes Sacred Spring the marginally brighter of the two.
Sacred Spring reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 60), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 60 vs 41, Sacred Spring is decisively the brighter choice.
Sacred Spring reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Sacred Spring reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 60 vs 31, Sacred Spring is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 60 vs 7, Sacred Spring is decisively the brighter choice.