Long Beach vs Mizzle
Where Long Beach belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Mizzle is a Farrow & Ball color. Hue-wise, Long Beach belongs to the beige-greige family and Mizzle to the grey family. They have nearly identical light reflectance values (51 vs 52), so they'll read as similarly Medium in most lighting conditions. The ΔE 5.8 gap is real but not dramatic — close enough to use together, distinct enough to matter as a choice. Below you'll find 5 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Long Beach vs Mizzle in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Long Beach 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
In a living room, color works across both daylight and evening light — the same wall can read very differently at noon and at 8pm. 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.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.
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. At this scale, the choice between them becomes clear in a way that a swatch alone can't communicate.
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. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.
Color Details
Long Beach vs Mizzle Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Long Beach 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 Long Beach comparisons
See how Long Beach stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 51), opening up a space where Long Beach encloses it.
At LRV 69 vs 51, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
Long Beach 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, Long Beach 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.
Long Beach 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 Long Beach the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 51 vs 4, Long Beach is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 51), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Long Beach reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Long Beach 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, Long Beach is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 51), opening up a space where Long Beach encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 51), opening up a space where Long Beach encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 51), opening up a space where Long Beach encloses it.
Long Beach reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 51), opening up a space where Long Beach encloses it.
A 10-point LRV gap (51 vs 41) makes Long Beach the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 68 vs 51, Calamine is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 51 vs 25, Long Beach is decisively the brighter choice.
Long Beach reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Long Beach reads slightly lighter (LRV 51 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 51 vs 31, Long Beach is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 51 vs 7, Long Beach is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 51 vs 24, Long Beach is decisively the brighter choice.
A 6-point LRV gap (57 vs 51) makes Guilford Green the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 72 vs 51, Just Walnut is decisively the brighter choice.