Fiddlehead vs Mizzle
Where Fiddlehead belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Mizzle is a Farrow & Ball color. Hue-wise, Fiddlehead belongs to the beige-greige family and Mizzle to the grey family. Mizzle (LRV 52) reflects noticeably more light than Fiddlehead (LRV 12), a difference of 40 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 38.1, 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.
Fiddlehead vs Mizzle in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Seeing Fiddlehead 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 Mizzle will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Fiddlehead 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. Mizzle reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Fiddlehead.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. Mizzle reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Fiddlehead.
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 returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
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 reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Fiddlehead.
Color Details
Fiddlehead vs Mizzle Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Fiddlehead 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 Fiddlehead comparisons
See how Fiddlehead stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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Denim Drift reflects far more light (LRV 27 vs 12), opening up a space where Fiddlehead encloses it.
At LRV 43 vs 12, French Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
A 7-point LRV gap (12 vs 4) makes Fiddlehead the marginally brighter of the two.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 12), opening up a space where Fiddlehead encloses it.
With LRVs of 13 and 12, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Hardwick White reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 12), opening up a space where Fiddlehead encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 12, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
A 10-point LRV gap (21 vs 12) makes Artichoke the marginally brighter of the two.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 12), opening up a space where Fiddlehead encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 12), opening up a space where Fiddlehead encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 12), opening up a space where Fiddlehead encloses it.
At LRV 51 vs 12, Pigeon is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 12 and 12, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Fiddlehead reads slightly lighter (LRV 12 vs 8), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
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At LRV 41 vs 12, Dix Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 12 and 12, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Saybrook Sage reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 12), opening up a space where Fiddlehead encloses it.
At LRV 31 vs 12, Pale Green is decisively the brighter choice.
A 5-point LRV gap (12 vs 7) makes Fiddlehead the marginally brighter of the two.