Mizzle vs Beauvais Lilac
Where Mizzle belongs to Farrow & Ball's range, Beauvais Lilac is a Little Greene color. Hue-wise, Mizzle belongs to the grey family and Beauvais Lilac to the beige family. Beauvais Lilac (LRV 71) reflects noticeably more light than Mizzle (LRV 52), a difference of 20 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Mizzle runs warm while Beauvais Lilac is decidedly red, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 12.4, 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.
Mizzle vs Beauvais Lilac in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Mizzle and Beauvais Lilac 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 Beauvais Lilac will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Mizzle would.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Beauvais Lilac reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Mizzle.
Color Details
Mizzle vs Beauvais Lilac Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Mizzle on one side and Beauvais Lilac 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.
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