Pale Quartz vs Mizzle
Pale Quartz (Cloverdale Paint) and Mizzle (Farrow & Ball) come from different manufacturers. Hue-wise, Pale Quartz belongs to the beige-yellow family and Mizzle to the grey family. The 30-point LRV gap — 82 for Pale Quartz vs 52 for Mizzle — means Pale Quartz will open up a space more effectively. A ΔE of 14.6 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.
Pale Quartz vs Mizzle in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Seeing Pale Quartz 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. Pale Quartz reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Mizzle.
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. Pale Quartz returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Kitchen
Kitchens often have the harshest, most revealing light in the house — under-cabinet LEDs and overhead fixtures that strip away subtlety. Pale Quartz returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Dining Room
Dining rooms often rely on warm incandescent or candlelight, which flatters warm undertones and mutes cool ones. The LRV gap is large enough that Pale Quartz will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Mizzle would.
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. Pale Quartz returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Color Details
Pale Quartz vs Mizzle Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Pale Quartz 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 Pale Quartz comparisons
See how Pale Quartz stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
With LRVs of 83 and 82, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 82 vs 69, Pale Quartz is decisively the brighter choice.
Pale Quartz reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 82 vs 52, Pale Quartz is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 82 vs 30, Pale Quartz is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 82 vs 60, Pale Quartz is decisively the brighter choice.
Pale Quartz reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 58), opening up a space where Accessible Beige encloses it.
Pale Quartz reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 82 vs 43, Pale Quartz is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 82 vs 4, Pale Quartz is decisively the brighter choice.
Pale Quartz reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Pale Quartz reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Pale Quartz reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 84 vs 82), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 82 vs 21, Pale Quartz is decisively the brighter choice.
Pale Quartz reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 66), opening up a space where Balboa Mist encloses it.
Pale Quartz reads slightly lighter (LRV 82 vs 74), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 83 and 82, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Pale Quartz reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Pale Quartz reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 68), opening up a space where Skimming Stone encloses it.
At LRV 82 vs 41, Pale Quartz is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 82 vs 68, Pale Quartz is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 82 vs 25, Pale Quartz is decisively the brighter choice.
Pale Quartz reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Pale Quartz reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 82 vs 31, Pale Quartz is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 82 vs 7, Pale Quartz is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 82 vs 24, Pale Quartz is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 82 vs 57, Pale Quartz is decisively the brighter choice.
A 10-point LRV gap (82 vs 72) makes Pale Quartz the marginally brighter of the two.