Coastal Grey vs Mizzle
Where Coastal Grey belongs to Dulux's range, Mizzle is a Farrow & Ball color. Coastal Grey reads as blue-grey, while Mizzle reads as grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Coastal Grey (LRV 56) reflects noticeably more light than Mizzle (LRV 52), a difference of 4 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Coastal Grey runs cool while Mizzle is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 11.7, 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 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Coastal Grey vs Mizzle in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Coastal Grey 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. The brightness difference is modest but present — Coastal Grey gives the walls a little more lift.
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. Coastal Grey reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
House
Seen across an entire facade, subtle tonal differences become pronounced. What reads as nearly the same on a chip often reads as clearly different at scale. Coastal Grey reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
Coastal Grey vs Mizzle Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Coastal Grey 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 Coastal Grey comparisons
See how Coastal Grey stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 69 vs 56, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 56), opening up a space where Coastal Grey encloses it.
Coastal Grey reflects far more light (LRV 56 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
A 4-point LRV gap (56 vs 52) makes Coastal Grey the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 56 vs 30, Coastal Grey is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (60 vs 56) makes Agreeable Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 58 and 56, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Coastal Grey reflects far more light (LRV 56 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 56 vs 43, Coastal Grey is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 56 vs 4, Coastal Grey is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 56 and 55, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Coastal Grey reflects far more light (LRV 56 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Coastal Grey reflects far more light (LRV 56 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 56, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 56 vs 21, Coastal Grey is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 56), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 56), opening up a space where Coastal Grey encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 56), opening up a space where Coastal Grey encloses it.
A 5-point LRV gap (56 vs 51) makes Coastal Grey the marginally brighter of the two.
Coastal Grey reflects far more light (LRV 56 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Coastal Grey reflects far more light (LRV 56 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 56), opening up a space where Coastal Grey encloses it.
At LRV 56 vs 41, Coastal Grey is decisively the brighter choice.
Coastal Grey reflects far more light (LRV 56 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Coastal Grey reads slightly lighter (LRV 56 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 56 vs 31, Coastal Grey is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 56 vs 7, Coastal Grey is decisively the brighter choice.