Lulworth Blue vs Mizzle
Both are Farrow & Ball colors. Hue-wise, Lulworth Blue belongs to the blue family and Mizzle to the green-grey family. At LRV 52 vs 45, Mizzle will read as the brighter of the two — a 6-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. The tonal difference — Lulworth Blue's cool character against Mizzle's warm — becomes most visible against white trim or in morning light. At ΔE 19.5, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 6 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Lulworth Blue vs Mizzle in Real Spaces
6 real rooms side by side. Seeing Lulworth Blue 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 has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
Bedroom
Bedroom walls are often seen under warm artificial light, a context that shifts both colors from how they look on a chip. The brightness difference is modest but present — Mizzle gives the walls a little more lift.
Bathroom
Bathrooms amplify color — the enclosed space and reflective surfaces make what reads subtle elsewhere feel more present here. The brightness difference is modest but present — Mizzle gives the walls a little more lift.
House
At full exterior scale, the difference between these two colors becomes much easier to judge than from a small chip. The brightness difference is modest but present — Mizzle gives the walls a little more lift.
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 has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
Kitchen Cabinets
On cabinetry, undertone and temperature become more pronounced against countertops and hardware. The brightness difference is modest but present — Mizzle gives the walls a little more lift.
Color Details
Lulworth Blue vs Mizzle Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Lulworth Blue 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 Lulworth Blue comparisons
See how Lulworth Blue stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 83 vs 45, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 45 vs 6, Lulworth Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Purbeck Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
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Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 45), opening up a space where Lulworth Blue encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 45, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 45 vs 27, Lulworth Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 45 and 43, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Lulworth Blue reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
A 10-point LRV gap (55 vs 45) makes Tranquil Dawn the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 45 vs 13, Lulworth Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 45 vs 44), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 45), opening up a space where Lulworth Blue encloses it.
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At LRV 66 vs 45, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 45, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 45, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 45 vs 12, Lulworth Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 45, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Lulworth Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 45 vs 41), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Calamine reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 45), opening up a space where Lulworth Blue encloses it.
Lulworth Blue reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.
At LRV 45 vs 12, Lulworth Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 45 vs 45), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Lulworth Blue reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Lulworth Blue reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Lulworth Blue reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Guilford Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 57 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Just Walnut reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 45), opening up a space where Lulworth Blue encloses it.