Pencil Sketch vs Mizzle
Where Pencil Sketch belongs to Behr's range, Mizzle is a Farrow & Ball color. These are both greys, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within grey to land. Mizzle (LRV 52) reflects noticeably more light than Pencil Sketch (LRV 33), a difference of 18 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Pencil Sketch runs blue while Mizzle is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 16.0, 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 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Pencil Sketch vs Mizzle in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Pencil Sketch and Mizzle in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
House
Seen across an entire facade, subtle tonal differences become pronounced. What reads as nearly the same on a chip often reads as clearly different at scale. Mizzle reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Pencil Sketch.
Color Details
Pencil Sketch vs Mizzle Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Pencil Sketch on one side and Mizzle 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 Pencil Sketch comparisons
See how Pencil Sketch stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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At LRV 69 vs 33, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
Pencil Sketch reflects far more light (LRV 33 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 52 vs 33, Purbeck Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 33 vs 30), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 60 vs 33, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 33), opening up a space where Pencil Sketch encloses it.
Pencil Sketch reads slightly lighter (LRV 33 vs 27), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 10-point LRV gap (43 vs 33) makes French Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 33 vs 4, Pencil Sketch is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 33), opening up a space where Pencil Sketch encloses it.
Pencil Sketch reflects far more light (LRV 33 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Hardwick White reads slightly lighter (LRV 44 vs 33), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 84 vs 33, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
A 12-point LRV gap (33 vs 21) makes Pencil Sketch the marginally brighter of the two.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 33), opening up a space where Pencil Sketch encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 33), opening up a space where Pencil Sketch encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 33), opening up a space where Pencil Sketch encloses it.
Pencil Sketch reflects far more light (LRV 33 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 33), opening up a space where Pencil Sketch encloses it.
A 8-point LRV gap (41 vs 33) makes Dix Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 68 vs 33, Calamine is decisively the brighter choice.
A 9-point LRV gap (33 vs 25) makes Pencil Sketch the marginally brighter of the two.
Pencil Sketch reflects far more light (LRV 33 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Saybrook Sage reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 33), opening up a space where Pencil Sketch encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 33 vs 31), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 33 vs 7, Pencil Sketch is decisively the brighter choice.
A 9-point LRV gap (33 vs 24) makes Pencil Sketch the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 57 vs 33, Guilford Green is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 72 vs 33, Just Walnut is decisively the brighter choice.