Humble Yellow vs Mizzle

Jotun
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Farrow & Ball

Humble Yellow (Jotun) and Mizzle (Farrow & Ball) come from different manufacturers. The 5-point LRV gap — 57 for Humble Yellow vs 52 for Mizzle — means Humble Yellow will open up a space more effectively. Both share a warm character, which means they'll respond to light and surrounding materials in similar ways. ΔE 8.8 means they're clearly different, but not dramatically so — they'd pair well in the same room.

Humble Yellow vs Mizzle Color Comparison

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.

ΔE 8.8Noticeable difference

Color Details

Humble Yellow
Jotun · 11173
Hex#d3c5ab
LRV56.5
BrandJotun
Number11173
Undertone
Temperaturewarm
Brightnesslight
View Humble Yellow
Mizzle
Farrow & Ball · 266
Hex#c0c2b3
LRV51.6
BrandFarrow & Ball
Number266
Undertone
Temperaturewarm
Brightnessmedium
View Mizzle

Humble Yellow vs Mizzle in Real Spaces

Humble Yellow and Mizzle are close enough that the difference can be hard to judge from a chip alone. These real-room photos show how each reads at scale, across different spaces and lighting conditions. Showing 5 room types where both colors have photos.

Living Room

A living room wall sees more varied light than almost any other surface in the house, which makes the choice between these two more nuanced than a chip suggests. Humble Yellow reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.

Humble Yellow
Jotun Humble Yellow cozy living room color review

@fru_heidiandersen

Mizzle
Farrow and Ball Mizzle living room fireplace color review

@wherelucelives

Bedroom

Bedrooms are typically lit with warmer, lower light than the rest of the house — a condition that flatters warm tones and deepens cool ones. Humble Yellow has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.

Humble Yellow
Jotun Humble Yellow cozy bedroom interior

@etthusbliretthem

Mizzle
Farrow and Ball Mizzle bedroom interior idea

@maggiel_interiors

Kitchen

Kitchens often have the harshest, most revealing light in the house — under-cabinet LEDs and overhead fixtures that strip away subtlety. Humble Yellow has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.

Humble Yellow
Jotun Humble Yellow kitchen paint review

@sorlandskjokken.no

Mizzle
Mizzle kitchen picture

@lifeat_rosecottage

Dining Room

Dining rooms often rely on warm incandescent or candlelight, which flatters warm undertones and mutes cool ones. The brightness difference is modest but present — Humble Yellow gives the walls a little more lift.

Humble Yellow
Jotun Humble Yellow cozy dining room interior

@ida__ryden

Mizzle
Mizzle dining room color

@renovatingrosedale

Bathroom

Small bathrooms intensify color. A shade that seems quiet in a larger room can feel immersive when you're surrounded by it on four walls. Humble Yellow has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.

Humble Yellow
Jotun Humble Yellow bathroom color review

@interior_silvia

Mizzle
Farrow and Ball Mizzle bathroom paint

@altongtaylorwimpey

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