Cashmere vs Mizzle
Cashmere (Cloverdale Paint) and Mizzle (Farrow & Ball) come from different manufacturers. Hue-wise, Cashmere belongs to the beige-greige family and Mizzle to the grey family. The 5-point LRV gap — 52 for Mizzle vs 47 for Cashmere — means Mizzle will open up a space more effectively. ΔE 9.1 means they're clearly different, but not dramatically so — they'd pair well in the same room. Below you'll find 5 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Cashmere vs Mizzle in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Cashmere and Mizzle are close enough that the difference can be hard to judge from a chip alone — these photos show how each reads at scale, across different spaces and lighting conditions.
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 reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
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 has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
Kitchen
Kitchens often have the harshest, most revealing light in the house — under-cabinet LEDs and overhead fixtures that strip away subtlety. Mizzle has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
Dining Room
Dining rooms often rely on warm incandescent or candlelight, which flatters warm undertones and mutes cool ones. The brightness difference is modest but present — Mizzle gives the walls a little more lift.
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 has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
Color Details
Cashmere vs Mizzle Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Cashmere 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 Cashmere comparisons
See how Cashmere stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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At LRV 60 vs 47, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 47), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
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A 3-point LRV gap (47 vs 43) makes Cashmere the marginally brighter of the two.
Tranquil Dawn reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 47), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 47 and 44, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 84 vs 47, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 47), opening up a space where Cashmere encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 47), opening up a space where Cashmere encloses it.
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Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 47), opening up a space where Cashmere encloses it.
Cashmere reflects far more light (LRV 47 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
With LRVs of 47 and 45, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 47 vs 31, Cashmere is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 47 vs 7, Cashmere is decisively the brighter choice.