Valerie vs Duck Green
Where Valerie belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Duck Green is a Farrow & Ball color. Valerie reads as pink-red, while Duck Green reads as green-grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Valerie (LRV 82) reflects noticeably more light than Duck Green (LRV 8), a difference of 74 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 61.0, 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.
Valerie vs Duck Green in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Seeing Valerie 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 Valerie 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. Valerie 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. Valerie 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. Valerie 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. Valerie reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Duck Green.
Color Details
Valerie vs Duck Green Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Valerie 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 Valerie comparisons
See how Valerie stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
With LRVs of 83 and 82, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 82 vs 52, Valerie is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 82 vs 30, Valerie is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 82 vs 60, Valerie is decisively the brighter choice.
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Valerie reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 82 vs 43, Valerie is decisively the brighter choice.
Valerie reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Valerie reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 84 vs 82), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Valerie reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 66), opening up a space where Balboa Mist encloses it.
Valerie reads slightly lighter (LRV 82 vs 74), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Valerie reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Valerie reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 68), opening up a space where Skimming Stone encloses it.
Valerie reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Valerie reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 82 vs 31, Valerie is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 82 vs 7, Valerie is decisively the brighter choice.