Farrow & Ball · W55 · Greens
Farrow & Ball
Duck Green
Sherwin-Williams
Courtyard
Lower score means closer. Under 2 is hard to tell apart on the wall; over 5 is a different colour that sits in the same family.
British paint maker, widely stocked across the UK.
UK stockists
Closest · 298
Puck
Nearest availablescore 5.10
This brand has nothing closer. Treat it as a starting point only.
Option 2 · 303
Jewel Beetle
Nearest availablescore 7.37
Option 3 · 297
Hopper
Nearest availablescore 9.20
Sold through independent stockists in the UK and mixed to order.
UK stockists
Closest · CSP-810
Chimichurri
Similarscore 3.58
A sensible alternative, but clearly its own colour beside the original.
Option 2 · CW-530
Colonial Verdigris
Similarscore 3.67
Option 3 · 630
Martha's Vineyard
Similarscore 4.32
North American colour card.
Closest · SW 6440
Courtyard
Near identicalscore 0.35
Most people could not tell these apart on the wall.
Option 2 · SW 6447
Evergreens
Closescore 2.43
Option 3 · SW 6461
Isle of Pines
Closescore 2.77
North American colour card. The Valspar range sold in UK stores is different.
Closest · 6009-5
Wilderness
Nearest availablescore 5.00
This brand has nothing closer. Treat it as a starting point only.
Option 2 · 6010-5
Dark Meadow
Nearest availablescore 6.17
Option 3 · 5006-4C
Treeline
Nearest availablescore 6.52
North American colour card.
Closest · 1134-7
Pine Forest
Closescore 2.51
Same family and depth. Expect a slight shift in warmth or strength.
Option 2 · 1133-7
Royal Hunter Green
Similarscore 3.68
Option 3 · 13-31
Still Searching
Similarscore 4.69
North American colour card.
Closest · MQ6-49
Chard
Very closescore 1.73
A small difference you may see with the two side by side.
Option 2 · N380-7
Black Bamboo
Closescore 2.44
Option 3 · N370-7
Night Mission
Closescore 2.78
North American colour card.
Closest · DEC779
Woodlawn Green
Nearest availablescore 5.80
This brand has nothing closer. Treat it as a starting point only.
Option 2 · DE6301
Hidden Forest
Nearest availablescore 6.46
Option 3 · DE5713
Pine Haven
Nearest availablescore 6.92
From the trade
Paint Duck Green and your chosen match on two boards in the same finish. A flat and an eggshell in one colour never look identical.
Check them on the darkest wall in the morning and again under your own lamps at night. That is where small differences show.
Give the merchant the brand, colour name and code shown here. It avoids the guesswork of a scanned match.
In your light
Pick the way your window faces and the time of day. The same paint can look like three different colours.
North light is steady but cool and grey. It pulls blues and greys colder and makes greens look heavier. Warm based colours hold up best.
An approximation of how light colour and strength shift a paint. Use it to narrow a shortlist, then paint a sample board and look at it at these same times.
Building a scheme
Worked out from undertone and depth, the way a decorator would put a scheme together. Paint samples side by side before you commit.
A pale colour from the same undertone as Duck Green, so the ceiling does not look stark white against it.
One step lighter or darker on skirtings, doors and window boards. A tonal scheme is the easiest way to make a room feel finished.
From the other side of the colour wheel, at a similar depth, for a door, a bookcase or a cushion. Use in small amounts.
Colour values are on screen approximations taken from published community colour libraries (Farrow & Ball; Farrow & Ball (cross check); Little Greene; Benjamin Moore; Sherwin-Williams, Valspar, PPG, Behr, Dunn-Edwards), compiled 2026-10-09. Scores use CIEDE2000. Screens, light and sheen all change how paint looks, so always check a physical sample. Aethos is not connected to any of the paint makers named here and all colour names belong to their owners.