Mizzle vs RAL 210-1
Where Mizzle belongs to Farrow & Ball's range, RAL 210-1 is a RAL Effect color. Hue-wise, Mizzle belongs to the grey family and RAL 210-1 to the beige-greige family. RAL 210-1 (LRV 57) reflects noticeably more light than Mizzle (LRV 52), a difference of 5 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. The ΔE 5.4 gap is real but not dramatic — close enough to use together, distinct enough to matter as a choice. Below you'll find 5 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Mizzle vs RAL 210-1 in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Mizzle and RAL 210-1 are close enough that the difference can be hard to judge from a chip alone — these photos show how each reads at scale, across different spaces and lighting conditions.
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 — RAL 210-1 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. RAL 210-1 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. RAL 210-1 reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
House
Seen across an entire facade, subtle tonal differences become pronounced. What reads as nearly the same on a chip often reads as clearly different at scale. RAL 210-1 reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. RAL 210-1 reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
Mizzle vs RAL 210-1 Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Mizzle on one side and RAL 210-1 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.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 52 vs 52), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 52 vs 30, Mizzle is decisively the brighter choice.
A 9-point LRV gap (60 vs 52) makes Agreeable Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
Accessible Beige reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Mizzle reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
A 8-point LRV gap (52 vs 43) makes Mizzle the marginally brighter of the two.
Tranquil Dawn reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Mizzle reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 44), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 84 vs 52, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
Mizzle reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
Mizzle reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Mizzle reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 52 vs 31, Mizzle is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 52 vs 7, Mizzle is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 52 vs 24, Mizzle is decisively the brighter choice.
A 6-point LRV gap (57 vs 52) makes Guilford Green the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 72 vs 52, Just Walnut is decisively the brighter choice.