Fiddlehead Green vs Mizzle
Fiddlehead Green (Benjamin Moore) and Mizzle (Farrow & Ball) come from different manufacturers. Fiddlehead Green reads as blue-green, while Mizzle reads as grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. The 41-point LRV gap — 52 for Mizzle vs 11 for Fiddlehead Green — means Mizzle will open up a space more effectively. Where Fiddlehead Green leans green, Mizzle reads warm — a distinction that shifts noticeably depending on the light source and surrounding finishes. A ΔE of 45.0 puts these firmly in different territory — two distinct design choices rather than close alternatives. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Fiddlehead Green vs Mizzle in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Fiddlehead Green 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.
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. Mizzle reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Fiddlehead 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. Mizzle returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Color Details
Fiddlehead Green vs Mizzle Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Fiddlehead Green 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 Fiddlehead Green comparisons
See how Fiddlehead Green stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 11), opening up a space where Fiddlehead Green encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 11, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
A 5-point LRV gap (11 vs 6) makes Fiddlehead Green the marginally brighter of the two.
Purbeck Stone reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 11), opening up a space where Fiddlehead Green encloses it.
Evergreen Fog reflects far more light (LRV 30 vs 11), opening up a space where Fiddlehead Green encloses it.
Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 11), opening up a space where Fiddlehead Green encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 11, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 27 vs 11, Denim Drift is decisively the brighter choice.
French Gray reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 11), opening up a space where Fiddlehead Green encloses it.
Fiddlehead Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 11 vs 4), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 55 vs 11, Tranquil Dawn is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 13 vs 11), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 44 vs 11, Hardwick White is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 11), opening up a space where Fiddlehead Green encloses it.
Artichoke reads slightly lighter (LRV 21 vs 11), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 66 vs 11, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 11, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 11, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
Pigeon reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 11), opening up a space where Fiddlehead Green encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 12 vs 11), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 11 vs 8), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 68 vs 11, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Dix Blue reflects far more light (LRV 41 vs 11), opening up a space where Fiddlehead Green encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 12 vs 11), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 45 vs 11, Saybrook Sage is decisively the brighter choice.
Pale Green reflects far more light (LRV 31 vs 11), opening up a space where Fiddlehead Green encloses it.
Fiddlehead Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 11 vs 7), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.