Stillwater vs Mizzle
Where Stillwater belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Mizzle is a Farrow & Ball color. Stillwater reads as blue, while Mizzle reads as grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Mizzle (LRV 52) reflects noticeably more light than Stillwater (LRV 49), a difference of 3 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 17.3, the contrast is hard to miss. These aren't variations on a theme — they're two different answers to the same question. Below you'll find 5 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Stillwater vs Mizzle in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Seeing Stillwater 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
In a living room, color works across both daylight and evening light — the same wall can read very differently at noon and at 8pm. 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.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.
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. At this scale, the choice between them becomes clear in a way that a swatch alone can't communicate.
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. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.
Color Details
Stillwater vs Mizzle Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Stillwater 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 Stillwater comparisons
See how Stillwater stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 49), opening up a space where Stillwater encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 49, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 49 vs 6, Stillwater is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 52 and 49, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Stillwater reflects far more light (LRV 49 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
Agreeable Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 60 vs 49), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 9-point LRV gap (58 vs 49) makes Accessible Beige the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 49 vs 27, Stillwater is decisively the brighter choice.
Stillwater reads slightly lighter (LRV 49 vs 43), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Stillwater reflects far more light (LRV 49 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (55 vs 49) makes Tranquil Dawn the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 49 vs 13, Stillwater is decisively the brighter choice.
A 5-point LRV gap (49 vs 44) makes Stillwater the marginally brighter of the two.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 49), opening up a space where Stillwater encloses it.
Stillwater reflects far more light (LRV 49 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 49, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 49, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 49, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 51 and 49, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 49 vs 12, Stillwater is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 49 vs 8, Stillwater is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 49, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Stillwater reads slightly lighter (LRV 49 vs 41), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 49 vs 12, Stillwater is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (49 vs 45) makes Stillwater the marginally brighter of the two.
Stillwater reflects far more light (LRV 49 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Stillwater reflects far more light (LRV 49 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.