Moss Island vs Mizzle
Where Moss Island belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Mizzle is a Farrow & Ball color. Moss Island reads as beige-greige, while Mizzle reads as grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Moss Island (LRV 72) reflects noticeably more light than Mizzle (LRV 52), a difference of 20 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. The ΔE 9.6 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.
Moss Island vs Mizzle in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Moss Island 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. The LRV gap is large enough that Moss Island will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Mizzle 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. Moss Island reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Mizzle.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. Moss Island reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Mizzle.
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. Moss Island 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. Moss Island reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Mizzle.
Color Details
Moss Island vs Mizzle Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Moss Island 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 Moss Island comparisons
See how Moss Island stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
A 3-point LRV gap (72 vs 69) makes Moss Island the marginally brighter of the two.
White Dove reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 72), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Moss Island reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 72 vs 52, Moss Island is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 72 vs 30, Moss Island is decisively the brighter choice.
A 12-point LRV gap (72 vs 60) makes Moss Island the marginally brighter of the two.
Moss Island reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 58), opening up a space where Accessible Beige encloses it.
Moss Island reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 72 vs 43, Moss Island is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 72 vs 4, Moss Island is decisively the brighter choice.
Moss Island reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Moss Island reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Moss Island reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
A 12-point LRV gap (84 vs 72) makes Pure White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 72 vs 21, Moss Island is decisively the brighter choice.
Moss Island reads slightly lighter (LRV 72 vs 66), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 74 and 72, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Snowbound reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 72), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 72 vs 51, Moss Island is decisively the brighter choice.
Moss Island reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Moss Island reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Moss Island reads slightly lighter (LRV 72 vs 68), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 72 vs 41, Moss Island is decisively the brighter choice.
Moss Island reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Moss Island reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 72 vs 31, Moss Island is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 72 vs 7, Moss Island is decisively the brighter choice.