Pepper Red vs Mizzle

Pepper RedDuluxvsMizzleFarrow & BallΔE 64.1Very different colors

Pepper Red is a Dulux color while Mizzle comes from Farrow & Ball. Pepper Red reads as pink-red, while Mizzle reads as grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. At LRV 52 vs 15, Mizzle will read as the brighter of the two — a 37-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. They share a warm quality — useful to know if you're layering them in the same space. At ΔE 64.1, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.

Pepper Red vs Mizzle in Real Spaces

4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Pepper Red 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.

Pepper RedDulux 10YR 15/500 living room color

@lochsideho

MizzleFarrow and Ball Mizzle living room fireplace color review

@wherelucelives

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 Pepper Red would.

Pepper RedDulux Fire Cracker 3 kids bedroom accent wall

@kchair_studio

MizzleFarrow and Ball Mizzle bedroom interior idea

@maggiel_interiors

Front Door

Front doors are seen in isolation against the rest of the facade, which makes them a high-stakes surface where even subtle differences matter. Mizzle returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.

Pepper RedDulux 10YR 15/500 front door color

@pfs_decorating

MizzleFarrow and Ball 266 front door picture

@oldhallcottage

Kitchen Cabinets

On cabinetry, undertone and temperature become more pronounced against countertops and hardware. The LRV gap is large enough that Mizzle will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Pepper Red would.

Pepper RedDulux 10YR 15/500 kitchen cabinets

@kitchen_spray

MizzleFarrow and Ball 266 kitchen cabinets picture

@kinghamdesign

Color Details

Pepper Red
Dulux · 10YR 15/500
Hex#B33E3F
LRV15.0
BrandDulux
Number10YR 15/500
Undertone
TemperatureWarm
BrightnessDark
Mizzle
Farrow & Ball · 266
Hex#c0c2b3
LRV51.6
BrandFarrow & Ball
Number266
Undertone
TemperatureWarm
BrightnessMedium

Pepper Red vs Mizzle Simulated Comparison

5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Pepper Red on one side and Mizzle on the other.

Bathroom
Bedroom
House
Kitchen Cabinets
Living Room

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 Pepper Red comparisons

See how Pepper Red stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.

White Dove
Pepper Red
White Dove
Pepper Red
Dulux
Pepper Red
10YR 15/500 · LRV 15

At LRV 83 vs 15, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.

Pepper Red
Ammonite
Pepper Red
Ammonite
Dulux
Pepper Red
10YR 15/500 · LRV 15
Farrow & Ball
Ammonite
LRV 69

Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 15), opening up a space where Pepper Red encloses it.

Pepper Red
Iron Ore
Pepper Red
Iron Ore
Dulux
Pepper Red
10YR 15/500 · LRV 15

A 9-point LRV gap (15 vs 6) makes Pepper Red the marginally brighter of the two.

Pepper Red
Purbeck Stone
Pepper Red
Purbeck Stone
Dulux
Pepper Red
10YR 15/500 · LRV 15

Purbeck Stone reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 15), opening up a space where Pepper Red encloses it.

Pepper Red
Evergreen Fog
Pepper Red
Evergreen Fog
Dulux
Pepper Red
10YR 15/500 · LRV 15

Evergreen Fog reflects far more light (LRV 30 vs 15), opening up a space where Pepper Red encloses it.

Pepper Red
Agreeable Gray
Pepper Red
Agreeable Gray
Dulux
Pepper Red
10YR 15/500 · LRV 15

Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 15), opening up a space where Pepper Red encloses it.

Pepper Red
Accessible Beige
Pepper Red
Accessible Beige
Dulux
Pepper Red
10YR 15/500 · LRV 15

At LRV 58 vs 15, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.

Denim Drift
Pepper Red
Denim Drift
Pepper Red
Dulux
Pepper Red
10YR 15/500 · LRV 15

At LRV 27 vs 15, Denim Drift is decisively the brighter choice.

Pepper Red
French Gray
Pepper Red
French Gray
Dulux
Pepper Red
10YR 15/500 · LRV 15

French Gray reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 15), opening up a space where Pepper Red encloses it.

Pepper Red
Naval
Pepper Red
Naval
Dulux
Pepper Red
10YR 15/500 · LRV 15
Sherwin-Williams
Naval
LRV 4

Pepper Red reads slightly lighter (LRV 15 vs 4), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Pepper Red
Tranquil Dawn
Pepper Red
Tranquil Dawn
Dulux
Pepper Red
10YR 15/500 · LRV 15

At LRV 55 vs 15, Tranquil Dawn is decisively the brighter choice.

Pepper Red
Bancha
Pepper Red
Bancha
Dulux
Pepper Red
10YR 15/500 · LRV 15
Farrow & Ball
Bancha
LRV 13

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 15 vs 13), so neither reads brighter in a room.

Pepper Red
Hardwick White
Pepper Red
Hardwick White
Dulux
Pepper Red
10YR 15/500 · LRV 15

At LRV 44 vs 15, Hardwick White is decisively the brighter choice.

Pepper Red
Pure White
Pepper Red
Pure White
Dulux
Pepper Red
10YR 15/500 · LRV 15

Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 15), opening up a space where Pepper Red encloses it.

Pepper Red
Artichoke
Pepper Red
Artichoke
Dulux
Pepper Red
10YR 15/500 · LRV 15
Sherwin-Williams
Artichoke
LRV 21

Artichoke reads slightly lighter (LRV 21 vs 15), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Balboa Mist
Pepper Red
Balboa Mist
Pepper Red
Dulux
Pepper Red
10YR 15/500 · LRV 15

At LRV 66 vs 15, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.

Pepper Red
Shoji White
Pepper Red
Shoji White
Dulux
Pepper Red
10YR 15/500 · LRV 15

At LRV 74 vs 15, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.

Pepper Red
Snowbound
Pepper Red
Snowbound
Dulux
Pepper Red
10YR 15/500 · LRV 15
Sherwin-Williams
Snowbound
LRV 83

At LRV 83 vs 15, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.

Pepper Red
Pewter Green
Pepper Red
Pewter Green
Dulux
Pepper Red
10YR 15/500 · LRV 15

A 3-point LRV gap (15 vs 12) makes Pepper Red the marginally brighter of the two.

Pepper Red
Skimming Stone
Pepper Red
Skimming Stone
Dulux
Pepper Red
10YR 15/500 · LRV 15

At LRV 68 vs 15, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.

Pepper Red
Dix Blue
Pepper Red
Dix Blue
Dulux
Pepper Red
10YR 15/500 · LRV 15
Farrow & Ball
Dix Blue
LRV 41

Dix Blue reflects far more light (LRV 41 vs 15), opening up a space where Pepper Red encloses it.

Pepper Red
Calamine
Pepper Red
Calamine
Dulux
Pepper Red
10YR 15/500 · LRV 15
Farrow & Ball
Calamine
LRV 68

Calamine reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 15), opening up a space where Pepper Red encloses it.

Pepper Red
Treron
Pepper Red
Treron
Dulux
Pepper Red
10YR 15/500 · LRV 15
Farrow & Ball
Treron
LRV 25

Treron reads slightly lighter (LRV 25 vs 15), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Vintage Vogue
Pepper Red
Vintage Vogue
Pepper Red
Dulux
Pepper Red
10YR 15/500 · LRV 15

A 3-point LRV gap (15 vs 12) makes Pepper Red the marginally brighter of the two.

Saybrook Sage
Pepper Red
Saybrook Sage
Pepper Red
Dulux
Pepper Red
10YR 15/500 · LRV 15

At LRV 45 vs 15, Saybrook Sage is decisively the brighter choice.

Pepper Red
Pale Green
Pepper Red
Pale Green
Dulux
Pepper Red
10YR 15/500 · LRV 15
RAL ClassicClassic
Pale Green
LRV 31

Pale Green reflects far more light (LRV 31 vs 15), opening up a space where Pepper Red encloses it.

Pepper Red
Pine Needle
Pepper Red
Pine Needle
Dulux
Pepper Red
10YR 15/500 · LRV 15

Pepper Red reads slightly lighter (LRV 15 vs 7), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Pepper Red
Cement grey
Pepper Red
Cement grey
Dulux
Pepper Red
10YR 15/500 · LRV 15
RAL ClassicClassic
Cement grey
LRV 24

Cement grey reads slightly lighter (LRV 24 vs 15), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Guilford Green
Pepper Red
Guilford Green
Pepper Red
Dulux
Pepper Red
10YR 15/500 · LRV 15

Guilford Green reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 15), opening up a space where Pepper Red encloses it.

Just Walnut
Pepper Red
Just Walnut
Pepper Red
Dulux
Pepper Red
10YR 15/500 · LRV 15

Just Walnut reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 15), opening up a space where Pepper Red encloses it.