Buffed Plum vs Mizzle
Where Buffed Plum belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Mizzle is a Farrow & Ball color. Buffed Plum reads as blue-grey, while Mizzle reads as grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Mizzle (LRV 52) reflects noticeably more light than Buffed Plum (LRV 45), a difference of 7 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 13.8, 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.
Buffed Plum vs Mizzle in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Seeing Buffed Plum 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 brightness difference is modest but present — Mizzle gives the walls a little more lift.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Mizzle reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. Mizzle reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
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. Mizzle has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
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. Mizzle reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
Buffed Plum vs Mizzle Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Buffed Plum 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 Buffed Plum comparisons
See how Buffed Plum stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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At LRV 83 vs 45, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 45 vs 6, Buffed Plum is decisively the brighter choice.
Purbeck Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Buffed Plum reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 45), opening up a space where Buffed Plum encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 45, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 45 vs 27, Buffed Plum is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 45 and 43, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Buffed Plum reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
A 10-point LRV gap (55 vs 45) makes Tranquil Dawn the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 45 vs 13, Buffed Plum is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 45 vs 44), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 45), opening up a space where Buffed Plum encloses it.
Buffed Plum reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 45, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 45, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 45, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
Pigeon reads slightly lighter (LRV 51 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 45 vs 12, Buffed Plum is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 45 vs 8, Buffed Plum is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 45, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Buffed Plum reads slightly lighter (LRV 45 vs 41), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 45 vs 12, Buffed Plum is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 45 vs 45), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Buffed Plum reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Buffed Plum reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.