Mizzle vs China Clay - Dark
Where Mizzle belongs to Farrow & Ball's range, China Clay - Dark is a Little Greene color. Mizzle reads as grey, while China Clay - Dark reads as beige-greige — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Mizzle (LRV 52) reflects noticeably more light than China Clay - Dark (LRV 47), a difference of 5 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Mizzle runs warm while China Clay - Dark is decidedly red, 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.
Mizzle vs China Clay - Dark in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Mizzle and China Clay - Dark 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 — Mizzle gives the walls a little more lift.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Mizzle reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
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. Mizzle reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
Mizzle vs China Clay - Dark Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Mizzle on one side and China Clay - Dark 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 Mizzle comparisons
See how Mizzle stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
