Wild Rice vs Mizzle
Wild Rice is a Cloverdale Paint color while Mizzle comes from Farrow & Ball. Hue-wise, Wild Rice belongs to the beige-greige family and Mizzle to the grey family. At LRV 52 vs 19, Mizzle will read as the brighter of the two — a 33-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. At ΔE 28.9, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 5 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Wild Rice vs Mizzle in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Seeing Wild Rice 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
Living rooms test a color across a full range of conditions — morning sun, afternoon shade, and evening lamp light all shift how both of these read. Mizzle returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Bedroom
Bedroom walls are often seen under warm artificial light, a context that shifts both colors from how they look on a chip. The LRV gap is large enough that Mizzle will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Wild Rice would.
Kitchen
Kitchen lighting tends to be bright and directional, which sharpens contrast and makes undertone differences more apparent. The LRV gap is large enough that Mizzle will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Wild Rice would.
Dining Room
Dining room light is typically the warmest in the house, which shifts both colors toward the red end of the spectrum compared to daylight. Mizzle reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Wild Rice.
Color Details
Wild Rice vs Mizzle Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Wild Rice 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 Wild Rice comparisons
See how Wild Rice stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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At LRV 60 vs 19, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 19), opening up a space where Wild Rice encloses it.
Denim Drift reads slightly lighter (LRV 27 vs 19), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 43 vs 19, French Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 19), opening up a space where Wild Rice encloses it.
Hardwick White reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 19), opening up a space where Wild Rice encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 19, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 19), opening up a space where Wild Rice encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 19), opening up a space where Wild Rice encloses it.
Wild Rice reads slightly lighter (LRV 19 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Wild Rice reads slightly lighter (LRV 19 vs 8), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 19), opening up a space where Wild Rice encloses it.
Wild Rice reads slightly lighter (LRV 19 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Saybrook Sage reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 19), opening up a space where Wild Rice encloses it.
At LRV 31 vs 19, Pale Green is decisively the brighter choice.
A 12-point LRV gap (19 vs 7) makes Wild Rice the marginally brighter of the two.