Bedtime Story vs Mizzle
Bedtime Story is a Cloverdale Paint color while Mizzle comes from Farrow & Ball. Bedtime Story reads as beige, while Mizzle reads as grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. With LRVs of 51 and 52, they'll behave almost identically in terms of how much light they reflect back into a room. At ΔE 21.8, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 5 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Bedtime Story vs Mizzle in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Seeing Bedtime Story 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
Living rooms test a color across a full range of conditions — morning sun, afternoon shade, and evening lamp light all shift how both of these read. At this scale, the choice between them becomes clear in a way that a swatch alone can't communicate.
Bedroom
Bedroom walls are often seen under warm artificial light, a context that shifts both colors from how they look on a chip. Side by side like this, the difference is easy to read — which is exactly why seeing them in a real space is more useful than comparing chips.
Kitchen
Kitchen lighting tends to be bright and directional, which sharpens contrast and makes undertone differences more apparent. Side by side like this, the difference is easy to read — which is exactly why seeing them in a real space is more useful than comparing chips.
Dining Room
Dining room light is typically the warmest in the house, which shifts both colors toward the red end of the spectrum compared to daylight. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.
Bathroom
Bathrooms amplify color — the enclosed space and reflective surfaces make what reads subtle elsewhere feel more present here. Side by side like this, the difference is easy to read — which is exactly why seeing them in a real space is more useful than comparing chips.
Color Details
Bedtime Story vs Mizzle Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Bedtime Story 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 Bedtime Story comparisons
See how Bedtime Story stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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Bedtime Story reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 52 vs 51), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 51 vs 30, Bedtime Story is decisively the brighter choice.
A 9-point LRV gap (60 vs 51) makes Agreeable Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
Accessible Beige reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 51), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Bedtime Story reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
A 8-point LRV gap (51 vs 43) makes Bedtime Story the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 51 vs 4, Bedtime Story is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 51), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Bedtime Story reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Bedtime Story reads slightly lighter (LRV 51 vs 44), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 84 vs 51, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 51 vs 21, Bedtime Story is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 51), opening up a space where Bedtime Story encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 51), opening up a space where Bedtime Story encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 51), opening up a space where Bedtime Story encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 51 vs 51), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Bedtime Story reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Bedtime Story reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 51), opening up a space where Bedtime Story encloses it.
A 10-point LRV gap (51 vs 41) makes Bedtime Story the marginally brighter of the two.
Bedtime Story reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Bedtime Story reads slightly lighter (LRV 51 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 51 vs 31, Bedtime Story is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 51 vs 7, Bedtime Story is decisively the brighter choice.