Frosted Lake vs Duck Green
Frosted Lake is a Dulux color while Duck Green comes from Farrow & Ball. Frosted Lake reads as blue, while Duck Green reads as green-grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. At LRV 55 vs 8, Frosted Lake will read as the brighter of the two — a 47-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. The tonal difference — Frosted Lake's cool character against Duck Green's neutral — becomes most visible against white trim or in morning light. At ΔE 48.9, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Frosted Lake vs Duck Green in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Frosted Lake 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
Living rooms test a color across a full range of conditions — morning sun, afternoon shade, and evening lamp light all shift how both of these read. Frosted Lake returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Color Details
Frosted Lake vs Duck Green Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Frosted Lake 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 Frosted Lake comparisons
See how Frosted Lake stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 69 vs 55, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 55), opening up a space where Frosted Lake encloses it.
Frosted Lake reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 55 vs 52), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 55 vs 30, Frosted Lake is decisively the brighter choice.
Frosted Lake reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 6-point LRV gap (60 vs 55) makes Agreeable Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 58 and 55, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Frosted Lake reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
A 12-point LRV gap (55 vs 43) makes Frosted Lake the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 55 vs 4, Frosted Lake is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 55 and 55, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Frosted Lake reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Frosted Lake reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 44), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 84 vs 55, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 55 vs 21, Frosted Lake is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 55), opening up a space where Frosted Lake encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 55), opening up a space where Frosted Lake encloses it.
A 4-point LRV gap (55 vs 51) makes Frosted Lake the marginally brighter of the two.
Frosted Lake reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 55), opening up a space where Frosted Lake encloses it.
At LRV 55 vs 41, Frosted Lake is decisively the brighter choice.
Frosted Lake reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Frosted Lake reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 55 vs 31, Frosted Lake is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 55 vs 7, Frosted Lake is decisively the brighter choice.