October Harvest vs Mizzle
October Harvest (Cloverdale Paint) and Mizzle (Farrow & Ball) come from different manufacturers. Hue-wise, October Harvest belongs to the beige family and Mizzle to the grey family. Their light reflectance values are nearly the same — 53 vs 52 — so neither will read significantly brighter or darker than the other. A ΔE of 13.9 puts these firmly in different territory — two distinct design choices rather than close alternatives. Below you'll find 5 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
October Harvest vs Mizzle in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Seeing October Harvest 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
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. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.
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. At this scale, the choice between them becomes clear in a way that a swatch alone can't communicate.
Kitchen
Kitchens often have the harshest, most revealing light in the house — under-cabinet LEDs and overhead fixtures that strip away subtlety. At this scale, the choice between them becomes clear in a way that a swatch alone can't communicate.
Dining Room
Dining rooms often rely on warm incandescent or candlelight, which flatters warm undertones and mutes cool ones. 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.
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. At this scale, the choice between them becomes clear in a way that a swatch alone can't communicate.
Color Details
October Harvest vs Mizzle Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see October Harvest 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 October Harvest comparisons
See how October Harvest stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 53), opening up a space where October Harvest encloses it.
At LRV 69 vs 53, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
October Harvest reflects far more light (LRV 53 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 53 vs 52), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 53 vs 30, October Harvest is decisively the brighter choice.
A 7-point LRV gap (60 vs 53) makes Agreeable Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
Accessible Beige reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 53), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
October Harvest reflects far more light (LRV 53 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
A 10-point LRV gap (53 vs 43) makes October Harvest the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 53 vs 4, October Harvest is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 55 and 53, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
October Harvest reflects far more light (LRV 53 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
October Harvest reads slightly lighter (LRV 53 vs 44), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 84 vs 53, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 53 vs 21, October Harvest is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 53), opening up a space where October Harvest encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 53), opening up a space where October Harvest encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 53), opening up a space where October Harvest encloses it.
October Harvest reflects far more light (LRV 53 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 53), opening up a space where October Harvest encloses it.
At LRV 53 vs 41, October Harvest is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 53, Calamine is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 53 vs 25, October Harvest is decisively the brighter choice.
October Harvest reflects far more light (LRV 53 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
October Harvest reads slightly lighter (LRV 53 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 53 vs 31, October Harvest is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 53 vs 7, October Harvest is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 53 vs 24, October Harvest is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (57 vs 53) makes Guilford Green the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 72 vs 53, Just Walnut is decisively the brighter choice.