Yellow Umbrella vs Mizzle
Yellow Umbrella (Cloverdale Paint) and Mizzle (Farrow & Ball) come from different manufacturers. Hue-wise, Yellow Umbrella belongs to the beige-yellow family and Mizzle to the grey family. Their light reflectance values are nearly the same — 51 vs 52 — so neither will read significantly brighter or darker than the other. A ΔE of 36.6 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.
Yellow Umbrella vs Mizzle in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Seeing Yellow Umbrella 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. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.
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. At this scale, the choice between them becomes clear in a way that a swatch alone can't communicate.
Kitchen
Kitchens often have the harshest, most revealing light in the house — under-cabinet LEDs and overhead fixtures that strip away subtlety. At this scale, the choice between them becomes clear in a way that a swatch alone can't communicate.
Dining Room
Dining rooms often rely on warm incandescent or candlelight, which flatters warm undertones and mutes cool ones. 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.
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. At this scale, the choice between them becomes clear in a way that a swatch alone can't communicate.
Color Details
Yellow Umbrella vs Mizzle Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Yellow Umbrella 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 Yellow Umbrella comparisons
See how Yellow Umbrella stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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At LRV 51 vs 6, Yellow Umbrella is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 51 vs 27, Yellow Umbrella is decisively the brighter choice.
Yellow Umbrella reads slightly lighter (LRV 51 vs 43), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
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At LRV 51 vs 13, Yellow Umbrella is decisively the brighter choice.
A 7-point LRV gap (51 vs 44) makes Yellow Umbrella the marginally brighter of the two.
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At LRV 74 vs 51, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 51, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 51 vs 12, Yellow Umbrella is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 51, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Yellow Umbrella reads slightly lighter (LRV 51 vs 41), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
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Yellow Umbrella reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.
At LRV 51 vs 12, Yellow Umbrella is decisively the brighter choice.
A 6-point LRV gap (51 vs 45) makes Yellow Umbrella the marginally brighter of the two.
Yellow Umbrella reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
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Yellow Umbrella reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Guilford Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 57 vs 51), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Just Walnut reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 51), opening up a space where Yellow Umbrella encloses it.