Spiced Rum vs Mouse's Back
Spiced Rum (Cloverdale Paint) and Mouse's Back (Farrow & Ball) come from different manufacturers. Hue-wise, Spiced Rum belongs to the beige family and Mouse's Back to the beige-greige family. The 4-point LRV gap — 30 for Spiced Rum vs 26 for Mouse's Back — means Spiced Rum will open up a space more effectively. A ΔE of 11.3 puts these firmly in different territory — two distinct design choices rather than close alternatives. Below you'll find 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Spiced Rum vs Mouse's Back in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Spiced Rum and Mouse's Back 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
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. Spiced Rum reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
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. Spiced Rum has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
Kitchen
Kitchens often have the harshest, most revealing light in the house — under-cabinet LEDs and overhead fixtures that strip away subtlety. Spiced Rum has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
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. Spiced Rum has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
Color Details
Spiced Rum vs Mouse's Back Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Spiced Rum on one side and Mouse's Back 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 Spiced Rum comparisons
See how Spiced Rum stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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At LRV 30 vs 6, Spiced Rum is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 52 vs 30, Mizzle is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 58 vs 30, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
A 3-point LRV gap (30 vs 27) makes Spiced Rum the marginally brighter of the two.
French Gray reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 30), opening up a space where Spiced Rum encloses it.
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At LRV 55 vs 30, Tranquil Dawn is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 30 vs 13, Spiced Rum is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 66 vs 30, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 83 vs 30, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 30 vs 12, Spiced Rum is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 30 vs 8, Spiced Rum is decisively the brighter choice.
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Dix Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 41 vs 30), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 30 vs 12, Spiced Rum is decisively the brighter choice.
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With LRVs of 31 and 30, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.