Sand Island vs Mizzle
Sand Island (Cloverdale Paint) and Mizzle (Farrow & Ball) come from different manufacturers. Sand Island reads as beige-pink, while Mizzle reads as grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. The 17-point LRV gap — 69 for Sand Island vs 52 for Mizzle — means Sand Island will open up a space more effectively. A ΔE of 15.5 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.
Sand Island vs Mizzle in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Seeing Sand Island 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. Sand Island 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. Sand Island 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. Sand Island 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 Sand Island 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. Sand Island returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Color Details
Sand Island vs Mizzle Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Sand 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 Sand Island comparisons
See how Sand Island stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 69), opening up a space where Sand Island encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 69 vs 69), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Sand Island reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 69 vs 52, Sand Island is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 69 vs 30, Sand Island is decisively the brighter choice.
A 9-point LRV gap (69 vs 60) makes Sand Island the marginally brighter of the two.
Sand Island reads slightly lighter (LRV 69 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Sand Island reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 69 vs 43, Sand Island is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 69 vs 4, Sand Island is decisively the brighter choice.
Sand Island reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Sand Island reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Sand Island reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 69, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 69 vs 21, Sand Island is decisively the brighter choice.
Sand Island reads slightly lighter (LRV 69 vs 66), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Shoji White reads slightly lighter (LRV 74 vs 69), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 69), opening up a space where Sand Island encloses it.
Sand Island reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
With LRVs of 69 and 68, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 69 vs 41, Sand Island is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 69 vs 68), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 69 vs 25, Sand Island is decisively the brighter choice.
Sand Island reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Sand Island reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 69 vs 31, Sand Island is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 69 vs 7, Sand Island is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 69 vs 24, Sand Island is decisively the brighter choice.
A 12-point LRV gap (69 vs 57) makes Sand Island the marginally brighter of the two.
A 3-point LRV gap (72 vs 69) makes Just Walnut the marginally brighter of the two.