Red Pepper vs Mizzle
Where Red Pepper belongs to Behr's range, Mizzle is a Farrow & Ball color. Hue-wise, Red Pepper belongs to the pink-red family and Mizzle to the grey family. Mizzle (LRV 52) reflects noticeably more light than Red Pepper (LRV 8), a difference of 43 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Red Pepper runs red while Mizzle is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 52.9, 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 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Red Pepper vs Mizzle in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Red Pepper 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 Red Pepper.
Front Door
A front door is a focal point — small color differences read clearly at this concentrated scale. The LRV gap is large enough that Mizzle will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Red Pepper would.
Color Details
Red Pepper vs Mizzle Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Red Pepper 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.
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