Grey Locks vs Mizzle
Where Grey Locks belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Mizzle is a Farrow & Ball color. Hue-wise, Grey Locks belongs to the greige-grey family and Mizzle to the grey family. Mizzle (LRV 52) reflects noticeably more light than Grey Locks (LRV 16), a difference of 36 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 32.0, 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.
Grey Locks vs Mizzle in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Seeing Grey Locks 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 Grey Locks 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 Grey Locks.
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 Grey Locks.
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 Grey Locks.
Color Details
Grey Locks vs Mizzle Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Grey Locks 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 Grey Locks comparisons
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Grey Locks reads slightly lighter (LRV 16 vs 8), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
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