Smoky vs Mizzle
Smoky (Cloverdale Paint) and Mizzle (Farrow & Ball) come from different manufacturers. Hue-wise, Smoky belongs to the beige-greige family and Mizzle to the grey family. The 11-point LRV gap — 63 for Smoky vs 52 for Mizzle — means Smoky will open up a space more effectively. ΔE 6.6 means they're clearly different, but not dramatically so — they'd pair well in the same room. Below you'll find 5 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Smoky vs Mizzle in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Smoky 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
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. Smoky 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. Smoky 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. Smoky 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 Smoky 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. Smoky returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Color Details
Smoky vs Mizzle Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Smoky 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 Smoky comparisons
See how Smoky stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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With LRVs of 63 and 60, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 5-point LRV gap (63 vs 58) makes Smoky the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 63 vs 27, Smoky is decisively the brighter choice.
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A 8-point LRV gap (63 vs 55) makes Smoky the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 63 vs 44, Smoky is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 63), opening up a space where Smoky encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 66 vs 63), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 12-point LRV gap (74 vs 63) makes Shoji White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 63 vs 12, Smoky is decisively the brighter choice.
A 5-point LRV gap (68 vs 63) makes Skimming Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 63 vs 12, Smoky is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 63 vs 45, Smoky is decisively the brighter choice.
Smoky reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Smoky reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Smoky reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Smoky reads slightly lighter (LRV 63 vs 57), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Just Walnut reads slightly lighter (LRV 72 vs 63), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.