Putting Green vs Duck Green
Putting Green (Dulux) and Duck Green (Farrow & Ball) come from different manufacturers. Hue-wise, Putting Green belongs to the green-yellow family and Duck Green to the green-grey family. The 39-point LRV gap — 47 for Putting Green vs 8 for Duck Green — means Putting Green will open up a space more effectively. Both share a neutral character, which means they'll respond to light and surrounding materials in similar ways. A ΔE of 39.9 puts these firmly in different territory — two distinct design choices rather than close alternatives. Below you'll find 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Putting Green vs Duck Green in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Putting Green 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
A living room wall sees more varied light than almost any other surface in the house, which makes the choice between these two more nuanced than a chip suggests. Putting Green reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Duck Green.
Bedroom
Bedrooms are typically lit with warmer, lower light than the rest of the house — a condition that flatters warm tones and deepens cool ones. Putting Green returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Kitchen
Kitchens often have the harshest, most revealing light in the house — under-cabinet LEDs and overhead fixtures that strip away subtlety. Putting Green returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Bathroom
Small bathrooms intensify color. A shade that seems quiet in a larger room can feel immersive when you're surrounded by it on four walls. Putting Green returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Color Details
Putting Green vs Duck Green Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Putting Green 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 Putting Green comparisons
See how Putting Green stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 69 vs 47, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 47), opening up a space where Putting Green encloses it.
Putting Green reflects far more light (LRV 47 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
A 5-point LRV gap (52 vs 47) makes Purbeck Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 47 vs 30, Putting Green is decisively the brighter choice.
Mizzle reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 47), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 60 vs 47, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 47), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Putting Green reflects far more light (LRV 47 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
A 4-point LRV gap (47 vs 43) makes Putting Green the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 47 vs 4, Putting Green is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 47), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Putting Green reflects far more light (LRV 47 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Putting Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 47 vs 44), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 84 vs 47, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 47 vs 21, Putting Green is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 47), opening up a space where Putting Green encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 47), opening up a space where Putting Green encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 47), opening up a space where Putting Green encloses it.
A 3-point LRV gap (51 vs 47) makes Pigeon the marginally brighter of the two.
Putting Green reflects far more light (LRV 47 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 47), opening up a space where Putting Green encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (47 vs 41) makes Putting Green the marginally brighter of the two.
Putting Green reflects far more light (LRV 47 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
With LRVs of 47 and 45, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 47 vs 31, Putting Green is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 47 vs 7, Putting Green is decisively the brighter choice.