Voldemort vs Duck Green

VoldemortCloverdale PaintvsDuck GreenFarrow & BallΔE 36.7Very different colors

Where Voldemort belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Duck Green is a Farrow & Ball color. Hue-wise, Voldemort belongs to the blue-purple family and Duck Green to the green-grey family. They have nearly identical light reflectance values (8 vs 8), so they'll read as similarly Dark in most lighting conditions. With a ΔE of 36.7, 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.

Voldemort vs Duck Green in Real Spaces

5 real rooms side by side. Seeing Voldemort 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. Side by side like this, the difference is easy to read — which is exactly why seeing them in a real space is more useful than comparing chips.

VoldemortVoldemort 1257 by Cloverdale Paint — Living Room

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Duck GreenFarrow and Ball W55 living room interior

@nicatnumberfive

Bedroom

The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.

VoldemortVoldemort 1257 by Cloverdale Paint — Bedroom

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Duck GreenDuck Green bedroom paint review

@lifeatwillowhouse

Kitchen

In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.

VoldemortVoldemort 1257 by Cloverdale Paint — Kitchen

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Duck GreenDuck Green kitchen interior

@ckerfootpainterdecorator

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. At this scale, the choice between them becomes clear in a way that a swatch alone can't communicate.

VoldemortVoldemort 1257 by Cloverdale Paint — Dining Room

@visualization

Duck GreenFarrow and Ball Duck Green dining room color

@nicatnumberfive

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. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.

VoldemortVoldemort 1257 by Cloverdale Paint — Bathroom

@visualization

Duck GreenFarrow and Ball W55 bathroom interior

@mrs_smiths_renovation

Color Details

Voldemort
Cloverdale Paint · 1257
LRV8.0
BrandCloverdale Paint
Number1257
Undertone
Temperature
BrightnessDark
Duck Green
Farrow & Ball · W55
LRV8.2
BrandFarrow & Ball
NumberW55
Undertone
TemperatureNeutral
BrightnessDark

Voldemort vs Duck Green Simulated Comparison

5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Voldemort on one side and Duck Green on the other.

Bathroom
Bedroom
House
Kitchen Cabinets
Living Room

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 Voldemort comparisons

See how Voldemort stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.

Voldemort
Ammonite
Voldemort
Ammonite
Cloverdale Paint
Voldemort
1257 · LRV 8
Farrow & Ball
Ammonite
LRV 69

At LRV 69 vs 8, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.

White Dove
Voldemort
White Dove
Voldemort
Cloverdale Paint
Voldemort
1257 · LRV 8

White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 8), opening up a space where Voldemort encloses it.

Voldemort
Iron Ore
Voldemort
Iron Ore
Cloverdale Paint
Voldemort
1257 · LRV 8

With LRVs of 8 and 6, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.

Voldemort
Purbeck Stone
Voldemort
Purbeck Stone
Cloverdale Paint
Voldemort
1257 · LRV 8

At LRV 52 vs 8, Purbeck Stone is decisively the brighter choice.

Voldemort
Evergreen Fog
Voldemort
Evergreen Fog
Cloverdale Paint
Voldemort
1257 · LRV 8

At LRV 30 vs 8, Evergreen Fog is decisively the brighter choice.

Voldemort
Mizzle
Voldemort
Mizzle
Cloverdale Paint
Voldemort
1257 · LRV 8
Farrow & Ball
Mizzle
LRV 52

Mizzle reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 8), opening up a space where Voldemort encloses it.

Voldemort
Agreeable Gray
Voldemort
Agreeable Gray
Cloverdale Paint
Voldemort
1257 · LRV 8

At LRV 60 vs 8, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.

Voldemort
Accessible Beige
Voldemort
Accessible Beige
Cloverdale Paint
Voldemort
1257 · LRV 8

Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 8), opening up a space where Voldemort encloses it.

Voldemort
Denim Drift
Voldemort
Denim Drift
Cloverdale Paint
Voldemort
1257 · LRV 8

Denim Drift reflects far more light (LRV 27 vs 8), opening up a space where Voldemort encloses it.

Voldemort
French Gray
Voldemort
French Gray
Cloverdale Paint
Voldemort
1257 · LRV 8

At LRV 43 vs 8, French Gray is decisively the brighter choice.

Voldemort
Naval
Voldemort
Naval
Cloverdale Paint
Voldemort
1257 · LRV 8
Sherwin-Williams
Naval
LRV 4

A 4-point LRV gap (8 vs 4) makes Voldemort the marginally brighter of the two.

Voldemort
Tranquil Dawn
Voldemort
Tranquil Dawn
Cloverdale Paint
Voldemort
1257 · LRV 8

Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 8), opening up a space where Voldemort encloses it.

Voldemort
Bancha
Voldemort
Bancha
Cloverdale Paint
Voldemort
1257 · LRV 8
Farrow & Ball
Bancha
LRV 13

Bancha reads slightly lighter (LRV 13 vs 8), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Voldemort
Hardwick White
Voldemort
Hardwick White
Cloverdale Paint
Voldemort
1257 · LRV 8

Hardwick White reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 8), opening up a space where Voldemort encloses it.

Voldemort
Pure White
Voldemort
Pure White
Cloverdale Paint
Voldemort
1257 · LRV 8

At LRV 84 vs 8, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.

Voldemort
Artichoke
Voldemort
Artichoke
Cloverdale Paint
Voldemort
1257 · LRV 8
Sherwin-Williams
Artichoke
LRV 21

At LRV 21 vs 8, Artichoke is decisively the brighter choice.

Balboa Mist
Voldemort
Balboa Mist
Voldemort
Cloverdale Paint
Voldemort
1257 · LRV 8

Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 8), opening up a space where Voldemort encloses it.

Voldemort
Shoji White
Voldemort
Shoji White
Cloverdale Paint
Voldemort
1257 · LRV 8

Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 8), opening up a space where Voldemort encloses it.

Voldemort
Snowbound
Voldemort
Snowbound
Cloverdale Paint
Voldemort
1257 · LRV 8
Sherwin-Williams
Snowbound
LRV 83

Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 8), opening up a space where Voldemort encloses it.

Voldemort
Pigeon
Voldemort
Pigeon
Cloverdale Paint
Voldemort
1257 · LRV 8
Farrow & Ball
Pigeon
LRV 51

At LRV 51 vs 8, Pigeon is decisively the brighter choice.

Voldemort
Pewter Green
Voldemort
Pewter Green
Cloverdale Paint
Voldemort
1257 · LRV 8

Pewter Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 12 vs 8), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Voldemort
Skimming Stone
Voldemort
Skimming Stone
Cloverdale Paint
Voldemort
1257 · LRV 8

Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 8), opening up a space where Voldemort encloses it.

Voldemort
Dix Blue
Voldemort
Dix Blue
Cloverdale Paint
Voldemort
1257 · LRV 8
Farrow & Ball
Dix Blue
LRV 41

At LRV 41 vs 8, Dix Blue is decisively the brighter choice.

Voldemort
Hicks' Blue
Voldemort
Hicks' Blue
Cloverdale Paint
Voldemort
1257 · LRV 8

Voldemort vs Hicks' Blue

Voldemort
Slaked Lime Deep
Voldemort
Slaked Lime Deep

Voldemort vs Slaked Lime Deep

Vintage Vogue
Voldemort
Vintage Vogue
Voldemort
Cloverdale Paint
Voldemort
1257 · LRV 8

Vintage Vogue reads slightly lighter (LRV 12 vs 8), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Voldemort
Livid
Voldemort
Livid
Cloverdale Paint
Voldemort
1257 · LRV 8

Voldemort vs Livid

Saybrook Sage
Voldemort
Saybrook Sage
Voldemort
Cloverdale Paint
Voldemort
1257 · LRV 8

Saybrook Sage reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 8), opening up a space where Voldemort encloses it.

Voldemort
Pale Green
Voldemort
Pale Green
Cloverdale Paint
Voldemort
1257 · LRV 8
RAL ClassicClassic
Pale Green
LRV 31

At LRV 31 vs 8, Pale Green is decisively the brighter choice.

Voldemort
Pine Needle
Voldemort
Pine Needle
Cloverdale Paint
Voldemort
1257 · LRV 8

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 8 vs 7), so neither reads brighter in a room.