Tawny Daylilly vs Duck Green
Where Tawny Daylilly belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Duck Green is a Farrow & Ball color. Hue-wise, Tawny Daylilly belongs to the beige family and Duck Green to the green-grey family. Tawny Daylilly (LRV 78) reflects noticeably more light than Duck Green (LRV 8), a difference of 70 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 56.7, 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.
Tawny Daylilly vs Duck Green in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Seeing Tawny Daylilly 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 Tawny Daylilly 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. Tawny Daylilly 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. Tawny Daylilly 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. Tawny Daylilly 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. Tawny Daylilly reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Duck Green.
Color Details
Tawny Daylilly vs Duck Green Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Tawny Daylilly 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 Tawny Daylilly comparisons
See how Tawny Daylilly stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
A 9-point LRV gap (78 vs 69) makes Tawny Daylilly the marginally brighter of the two.
White Dove reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 78), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Tawny Daylilly reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 78 vs 52, Tawny Daylilly is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 78 vs 30, Tawny Daylilly is decisively the brighter choice.
Tawny Daylilly reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
At LRV 78 vs 60, Tawny Daylilly is decisively the brighter choice.
Tawny Daylilly reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 58), opening up a space where Accessible Beige encloses it.
Tawny Daylilly reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 78 vs 43, Tawny Daylilly is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 78 vs 4, Tawny Daylilly is decisively the brighter choice.
Tawny Daylilly reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Tawny Daylilly reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Tawny Daylilly reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (84 vs 78) makes Pure White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 78 vs 21, Tawny Daylilly is decisively the brighter choice.
Tawny Daylilly reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 66), opening up a space where Balboa Mist encloses it.
Tawny Daylilly reads slightly lighter (LRV 78 vs 74), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Snowbound reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 78), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 78 vs 51, Tawny Daylilly is decisively the brighter choice.
Tawny Daylilly reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Tawny Daylilly reads slightly lighter (LRV 78 vs 68), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 78 vs 41, Tawny Daylilly is decisively the brighter choice.
Tawny Daylilly reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Tawny Daylilly reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 78 vs 31, Tawny Daylilly is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 78 vs 7, Tawny Daylilly is decisively the brighter choice.