Mountain Air vs Mizzle
Where Mountain Air belongs to Dulux's range, Mizzle is a Farrow & Ball color. Hue-wise, Mountain Air belongs to the green-white family and Mizzle to the grey family. Mountain Air (LRV 88) reflects noticeably more light than Mizzle (LRV 52), a difference of 36 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Both lean warm, so they'll behave similarly in mixed or changing light conditions. With a ΔE of 16.5, 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 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Mountain Air vs Mizzle in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Mountain Air 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 LRV gap is large enough that Mountain Air will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Mizzle would.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. Mountain Air reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Mizzle.
Color Details
Mountain Air vs Mizzle Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Mountain Air 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 Mountain Air comparisons
See how Mountain Air stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Mountain Air reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 69), opening up a space where Ammonite encloses it.
A 5-point LRV gap (88 vs 83) makes Mountain Air the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 88 vs 6, Mountain Air is decisively the brighter choice.
Mountain Air reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Mountain Air reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
Mountain Air reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 88 vs 58, Mountain Air is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 88 vs 27, Mountain Air is decisively the brighter choice.
Mountain Air reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Mountain Air reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 88 vs 55, Mountain Air is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 88 vs 13, Mountain Air is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 88 vs 44, Mountain Air is decisively the brighter choice.
Mountain Air reads slightly lighter (LRV 88 vs 84), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Mountain Air reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
At LRV 88 vs 66, Mountain Air is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 88 vs 74, Mountain Air is decisively the brighter choice.
A 5-point LRV gap (88 vs 83) makes Mountain Air the marginally brighter of the two.
Mountain Air reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 51), opening up a space where Pigeon encloses it.
At LRV 88 vs 12, Mountain Air is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 88 vs 8, Mountain Air is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 88 vs 68, Mountain Air is decisively the brighter choice.
Mountain Air reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 88 vs 12, Mountain Air is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 88 vs 45, Mountain Air is decisively the brighter choice.
Mountain Air reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Mountain Air reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.