Albino vs Mizzle
Where Albino belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Mizzle is a Farrow & Ball color. Hue-wise, Albino belongs to the beige family and Mizzle to the grey family. Albino (LRV 85) reflects noticeably more light than Mizzle (LRV 52), a difference of 33 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 17.3, 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 5 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Albino vs Mizzle in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Seeing Albino 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
In a living room, color works across both daylight and evening light — the same wall can read very differently at noon and at 8pm. The LRV gap is large enough that Albino will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Mizzle would.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Albino reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Mizzle.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. Albino reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Mizzle.
Dining Room
A dining room lit by a dimmed pendant or candles is one of the most forgiving environments for paint — warm light softens almost everything. Albino returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Color Details
Albino vs Mizzle Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Albino 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 Albino comparisons
See how Albino stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 85 vs 83), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Albino reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Albino reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
Albino reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 85 vs 58, Albino is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 85 vs 27, Albino is decisively the brighter choice.
Albino reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
At LRV 85 vs 55, Albino is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 85 vs 44, Albino is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 85 and 84, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 85 vs 66, Albino is decisively the brighter choice.
A 11-point LRV gap (85 vs 74) makes Albino the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 85 vs 12, Albino is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 85 vs 68, Albino is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 85 vs 12, Albino is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 85 vs 45, Albino is decisively the brighter choice.
Albino reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Albino reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Albino reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Albino reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 57), opening up a space where Guilford Green encloses it.
Albino reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 72), opening up a space where Just Walnut encloses it.