Silky Mint vs Mizzle
Where Silky Mint belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Mizzle is a Farrow & Ball color. Hue-wise, Silky Mint belongs to the green family and Mizzle to the grey family. Silky Mint (LRV 79) reflects noticeably more light than Mizzle (LRV 52), a difference of 27 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 13.9, 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 5 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Silky Mint vs Mizzle in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Seeing Silky Mint 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
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 Silky Mint 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. Silky Mint reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Mizzle.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. Silky Mint reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Mizzle.
Dining Room
A dining room lit by a dimmed pendant or candles is one of the most forgiving environments for paint — warm light softens almost everything. Silky Mint returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
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. Silky Mint reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Mizzle.
Color Details
Silky Mint vs Mizzle Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Silky Mint 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 Silky Mint comparisons
See how Silky Mint stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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At LRV 79 vs 58, Silky Mint is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 79 vs 27, Silky Mint is decisively the brighter choice.
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Silky Mint reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 79 vs 55, Silky Mint is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 79 vs 13, Silky Mint is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 79 vs 44, Silky Mint is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reads slightly lighter (LRV 84 vs 79), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Silky Mint reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
At LRV 79 vs 66, Silky Mint is decisively the brighter choice.
A 5-point LRV gap (79 vs 74) makes Silky Mint the marginally brighter of the two.
A 4-point LRV gap (83 vs 79) makes Snowbound the marginally brighter of the two.
Silky Mint reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 51), opening up a space where Pigeon encloses it.
At LRV 79 vs 12, Silky Mint is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 79 vs 8, Silky Mint is decisively the brighter choice.
A 11-point LRV gap (79 vs 68) makes Silky Mint the marginally brighter of the two.
Silky Mint reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 79 vs 12, Silky Mint is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 79 vs 45, Silky Mint is decisively the brighter choice.
Silky Mint reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Silky Mint reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.