Ballet Cream vs Mizzle

Ballet CreamCloverdale PaintvsMizzleFarrow & BallΔE 54.2Very different colors

Ballet Cream (Cloverdale Paint) and Mizzle (Farrow & Ball) come from different manufacturers. Hue-wise, Ballet Cream belongs to the beige-pink family and Mizzle to the grey family. The 14-point LRV gap — 52 for Mizzle vs 38 for Ballet Cream — means Mizzle will open up a space more effectively. A ΔE of 54.2 puts these firmly in different territory — two distinct design choices rather than close alternatives. Below you'll find 5 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.

Ballet Cream vs Mizzle in Real Spaces

5 real rooms side by side. Seeing Ballet Cream 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 Ballet Cream.

Ballet CreamBallet Cream 1046 by Cloverdale Paint — Living Room

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MizzleFarrow and Ball Mizzle living room fireplace color review

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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.

Ballet CreamBallet Cream 1046 by Cloverdale Paint — Bedroom

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MizzleFarrow and Ball Mizzle bedroom interior idea

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Kitchen

Kitchens often have the harshest, most revealing light in the house — under-cabinet LEDs and overhead fixtures that strip away subtlety. Mizzle returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.

Ballet CreamBallet Cream 1046 by Cloverdale Paint — Kitchen

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MizzleMizzle kitchen picture

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Dining Room

Dining rooms often rely on warm incandescent or candlelight, which flatters warm undertones and mutes cool ones. The LRV gap is large enough that Mizzle will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Ballet Cream would.

Ballet CreamBallet Cream 1046 by Cloverdale Paint — Dining Room

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MizzleMizzle dining room color

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Bathroom

Small bathrooms intensify color. A shade that seems quiet in a larger room can feel immersive when you're surrounded by it on four walls. Mizzle returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.

Ballet CreamBallet Cream 1046 by Cloverdale Paint — Bathroom

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MizzleFarrow and Ball Mizzle bathroom paint

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Color Details

Ballet Cream
Cloverdale Paint · 1046
Hex#F88760
LRV38.0
BrandCloverdale Paint
Number1046
Undertone
Temperature
BrightnessMedium
Mizzle
Farrow & Ball · 266
Hex#c0c2b3
LRV51.6
BrandFarrow & Ball
Number266
Undertone
TemperatureWarm
BrightnessMedium

Ballet Cream vs Mizzle Simulated Comparison

5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Ballet Cream on one side and Mizzle on the other.

Bathroom
Bedroom
House
Kitchen Cabinets
Living Room

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 Ballet Cream comparisons

See how Ballet Cream stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.

White Dove
Ballet Cream
White Dove
Ballet Cream
Cloverdale Paint
Ballet Cream
1046 · LRV 38

At LRV 83 vs 38, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.

Ballet Cream
Ammonite
Ballet Cream
Ammonite
Cloverdale Paint
Ballet Cream
1046 · LRV 38
Farrow & Ball
Ammonite
LRV 69

Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 38), opening up a space where Ballet Cream encloses it.

Ballet Cream
Iron Ore
Ballet Cream
Iron Ore
Cloverdale Paint
Ballet Cream
1046 · LRV 38

At LRV 38 vs 6, Ballet Cream is decisively the brighter choice.

Ballet Cream
Purbeck Stone
Ballet Cream
Purbeck Stone
Cloverdale Paint
Ballet Cream
1046 · LRV 38

Purbeck Stone reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 38), opening up a space where Ballet Cream encloses it.

Ballet Cream
Evergreen Fog
Ballet Cream
Evergreen Fog
Cloverdale Paint
Ballet Cream
1046 · LRV 38

Ballet Cream reads slightly lighter (LRV 38 vs 30), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Ballet Cream
Agreeable Gray
Ballet Cream
Agreeable Gray
Cloverdale Paint
Ballet Cream
1046 · LRV 38

Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 38), opening up a space where Ballet Cream encloses it.

Ballet Cream
Accessible Beige
Ballet Cream
Accessible Beige
Cloverdale Paint
Ballet Cream
1046 · LRV 38

At LRV 58 vs 38, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.

Ballet Cream
Denim Drift
Ballet Cream
Denim Drift
Cloverdale Paint
Ballet Cream
1046 · LRV 38

A 11-point LRV gap (38 vs 27) makes Ballet Cream the marginally brighter of the two.

Ballet Cream
French Gray
Ballet Cream
French Gray
Cloverdale Paint
Ballet Cream
1046 · LRV 38

French Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 43 vs 38), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Ballet Cream
Naval
Ballet Cream
Naval
Cloverdale Paint
Ballet Cream
1046 · LRV 38
Sherwin-Williams
Naval
LRV 4

Ballet Cream reflects far more light (LRV 38 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.

Ballet Cream
Tranquil Dawn
Ballet Cream
Tranquil Dawn
Cloverdale Paint
Ballet Cream
1046 · LRV 38

At LRV 55 vs 38, Tranquil Dawn is decisively the brighter choice.

Ballet Cream
Bancha
Ballet Cream
Bancha
Cloverdale Paint
Ballet Cream
1046 · LRV 38
Farrow & Ball
Bancha
LRV 13

At LRV 38 vs 13, Ballet Cream is decisively the brighter choice.

Ballet Cream
Hardwick White
Ballet Cream
Hardwick White
Cloverdale Paint
Ballet Cream
1046 · LRV 38

A 6-point LRV gap (44 vs 38) makes Hardwick White the marginally brighter of the two.

Ballet Cream
Pure White
Ballet Cream
Pure White
Cloverdale Paint
Ballet Cream
1046 · LRV 38

Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 38), opening up a space where Ballet Cream encloses it.

Ballet Cream
Artichoke
Ballet Cream
Artichoke
Cloverdale Paint
Ballet Cream
1046 · LRV 38
Sherwin-Williams
Artichoke
LRV 21

Ballet Cream reflects far more light (LRV 38 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.

Balboa Mist
Ballet Cream
Balboa Mist
Ballet Cream
Cloverdale Paint
Ballet Cream
1046 · LRV 38

At LRV 66 vs 38, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.

Ballet Cream
Shoji White
Ballet Cream
Shoji White
Cloverdale Paint
Ballet Cream
1046 · LRV 38

At LRV 74 vs 38, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.

Ballet Cream
Snowbound
Ballet Cream
Snowbound
Cloverdale Paint
Ballet Cream
1046 · LRV 38
Sherwin-Williams
Snowbound
LRV 83

At LRV 83 vs 38, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.

Ballet Cream
Pewter Green
Ballet Cream
Pewter Green
Cloverdale Paint
Ballet Cream
1046 · LRV 38

At LRV 38 vs 12, Ballet Cream is decisively the brighter choice.

Ballet Cream
Skimming Stone
Ballet Cream
Skimming Stone
Cloverdale Paint
Ballet Cream
1046 · LRV 38

At LRV 68 vs 38, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.

Ballet Cream
Dix Blue
Ballet Cream
Dix Blue
Cloverdale Paint
Ballet Cream
1046 · LRV 38
Farrow & Ball
Dix Blue
LRV 41

Dix Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 41 vs 38), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Ballet Cream
Calamine
Ballet Cream
Calamine
Cloverdale Paint
Ballet Cream
1046 · LRV 38
Farrow & Ball
Calamine
LRV 68

Calamine reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 38), opening up a space where Ballet Cream encloses it.

Ballet Cream
Treron
Ballet Cream
Treron
Cloverdale Paint
Ballet Cream
1046 · LRV 38
Farrow & Ball
Treron
LRV 25

Ballet Cream reflects far more light (LRV 38 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.

Vintage Vogue
Ballet Cream
Vintage Vogue
Ballet Cream
Cloverdale Paint
Ballet Cream
1046 · LRV 38

At LRV 38 vs 12, Ballet Cream is decisively the brighter choice.

Saybrook Sage
Ballet Cream
Saybrook Sage
Ballet Cream
Cloverdale Paint
Ballet Cream
1046 · LRV 38

A 7-point LRV gap (45 vs 38) makes Saybrook Sage the marginally brighter of the two.

Ballet Cream
Pale Green
Ballet Cream
Pale Green
Cloverdale Paint
Ballet Cream
1046 · LRV 38
RAL ClassicClassic
Pale Green
LRV 31

Ballet Cream reads slightly lighter (LRV 38 vs 31), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Ballet Cream
Pine Needle
Ballet Cream
Pine Needle
Cloverdale Paint
Ballet Cream
1046 · LRV 38

Ballet Cream reflects far more light (LRV 38 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.

Ballet Cream
Cement grey
Ballet Cream
Cement grey
Cloverdale Paint
Ballet Cream
1046 · LRV 38
RAL ClassicClassic
Cement grey
LRV 24

Ballet Cream reflects far more light (LRV 38 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.

Guilford Green
Ballet Cream
Guilford Green
Ballet Cream
Cloverdale Paint
Ballet Cream
1046 · LRV 38

Guilford Green reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 38), opening up a space where Ballet Cream encloses it.

Ballet Cream
Just Walnut
Ballet Cream
Just Walnut
Cloverdale Paint
Ballet Cream
1046 · LRV 38

Just Walnut reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 38), opening up a space where Ballet Cream encloses it.