Grey Splendor vs Duck Green
Where Grey Splendor belongs to Dulux's range, Duck Green is a Farrow & Ball color. Hue-wise, Grey Splendor belongs to the blue-grey family and Duck Green to the green-grey family. Grey Splendor (LRV 21) reflects noticeably more light than Duck Green (LRV 8), a difference of 13 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Both lean neutral, so they'll behave similarly in mixed or changing light conditions. With a ΔE of 25.4, 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 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Grey Splendor vs Duck Green in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Grey Splendor 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.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Grey Splendor reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Duck Green.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. Grey Splendor reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Duck Green.
Color Details
Grey Splendor vs Duck Green Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Grey Splendor 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 Grey Splendor comparisons
See how Grey Splendor stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 69 vs 21, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 21), opening up a space where Grey Splendor encloses it.
Grey Splendor reflects far more light (LRV 21 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 52 vs 21, Purbeck Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
A 9-point LRV gap (30 vs 21) makes Evergreen Fog the marginally brighter of the two.
Mizzle reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 21), opening up a space where Grey Splendor encloses it.
At LRV 60 vs 21, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 21), opening up a space where Grey Splendor encloses it.
Denim Drift reads slightly lighter (LRV 27 vs 21), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 43 vs 21, French Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 21 vs 4, Grey Splendor is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 21), opening up a space where Grey Splendor encloses it.
Grey Splendor reads slightly lighter (LRV 21 vs 13), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Hardwick White reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 21), opening up a space where Grey Splendor encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 21, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 21 vs 21), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 21), opening up a space where Grey Splendor encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 21), opening up a space where Grey Splendor encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 21), opening up a space where Grey Splendor encloses it.
At LRV 51 vs 21, Pigeon is decisively the brighter choice.
Grey Splendor reads slightly lighter (LRV 21 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 21), opening up a space where Grey Splendor encloses it.
At LRV 41 vs 21, Dix Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Grey Splendor reads slightly lighter (LRV 21 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Saybrook Sage reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 21), opening up a space where Grey Splendor encloses it.
A 10-point LRV gap (31 vs 21) makes Pale Green the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 21 vs 7, Grey Splendor is decisively the brighter choice.