Raw Cashmere vs Duck Green
Where Raw Cashmere belongs to Dulux's range, Duck Green is a Farrow & Ball color. Hue-wise, Raw Cashmere belongs to the beige-greige family and Duck Green to the green-grey family. Raw Cashmere (LRV 61) reflects noticeably more light than Duck Green (LRV 8), a difference of 53 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Raw Cashmere runs warm while Duck Green is decidedly neutral, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 47.9, 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 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Raw Cashmere vs Duck Green in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Raw Cashmere 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 Raw Cashmere 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. Raw Cashmere 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. Raw Cashmere reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Duck Green.
Color Details
Raw Cashmere vs Duck Green Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Raw Cashmere 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 Raw Cashmere comparisons
See how Raw Cashmere stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
A 8-point LRV gap (69 vs 61) makes Ammonite the marginally brighter of the two.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 61), opening up a space where Raw Cashmere encloses it.
Raw Cashmere reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
A 9-point LRV gap (61 vs 52) makes Raw Cashmere the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 61 vs 30, Raw Cashmere is decisively the brighter choice.
Raw Cashmere reads slightly lighter (LRV 61 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 61 vs 60), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Raw Cashmere reads slightly lighter (LRV 61 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Raw Cashmere reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 61 vs 43, Raw Cashmere is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 61 vs 4, Raw Cashmere is decisively the brighter choice.
Raw Cashmere reads slightly lighter (LRV 61 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Raw Cashmere reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Raw Cashmere reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 61, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 61 vs 21, Raw Cashmere is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 61), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 61), opening up a space where Raw Cashmere encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 61), opening up a space where Raw Cashmere encloses it.
A 10-point LRV gap (61 vs 51) makes Raw Cashmere the marginally brighter of the two.
Raw Cashmere reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 61), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 61 vs 41, Raw Cashmere is decisively the brighter choice.
Raw Cashmere reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Raw Cashmere reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 61 vs 31, Raw Cashmere is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 61 vs 7, Raw Cashmere is decisively the brighter choice.