Gray Cloud vs Mizzle
Where Gray Cloud belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Mizzle is a Farrow & Ball color. Hue-wise, Gray Cloud belongs to the blue-grey family and Mizzle to the grey family. Gray Cloud (LRV 70) reflects noticeably more light than Mizzle (LRV 52), a difference of 18 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Gray Cloud runs blue while Mizzle is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 13.2, 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.
Gray Cloud vs Mizzle in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Gray Cloud 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.
Bathroom
Bathrooms are one of the few spaces where you're genuinely enclosed by the paint color, which makes the choice between these two more consequential. Gray Cloud reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Mizzle.
Color Details
Gray Cloud vs Mizzle Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Gray Cloud 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 Gray Cloud comparisons
See how Gray Cloud stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 70), opening up a space where Gray Cloud encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 70 vs 69), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Gray Cloud reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 70 vs 52, Gray Cloud is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 70 vs 30, Gray Cloud is decisively the brighter choice.
A 9-point LRV gap (70 vs 60) makes Gray Cloud the marginally brighter of the two.
Gray Cloud reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 58), opening up a space where Accessible Beige encloses it.
Gray Cloud reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 70 vs 43, Gray Cloud is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 70 vs 4, Gray Cloud is decisively the brighter choice.
Gray Cloud reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Gray Cloud reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Gray Cloud reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 70, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 70 vs 21, Gray Cloud is decisively the brighter choice.
Gray Cloud reads slightly lighter (LRV 70 vs 66), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Shoji White reads slightly lighter (LRV 74 vs 70), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 70), opening up a space where Gray Cloud encloses it.
Gray Cloud reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
With LRVs of 70 and 68, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 70 vs 41, Gray Cloud is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 70 vs 68), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 70 vs 25, Gray Cloud is decisively the brighter choice.
Gray Cloud reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Gray Cloud reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 70 vs 31, Gray Cloud is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 70 vs 7, Gray Cloud is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 70 vs 24, Gray Cloud is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 70 vs 57, Gray Cloud is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 72 vs 70), so neither reads brighter in a room.