Balboa Mist

The Basics

What are people saying about this color?

Balboa Mist adds subtle, earthy color to your typical off-white neutral. Plus, it makes a great base tone for complementing with plants, textured fabrics, and wood-and-metal-focused furniture pieces for a bright, organic aesthetic.

havenly.com

It is a warm neutral paint colour. While it may look gray on the fan deck, it definitely has a slight pink undertone to it. It is a beautiful, light, softer colour. With a lot of light you can really see the undertones. The paint colour looks amazing with the existing tile I had to work with, which was beige in colour. It can even compliment darker floors as well. Balboa Mist looks great with crisp white trim.

danielapluviati.com

We settled on Benjamin Moore’s Balboa Mist, which is this classic creamy color that reminds me of a perfect Victorian China. It’s a very light dusty color that takes on gray and blush hues in differing lighting and looks great with white molding and furniture!

shannongail.com

What kind of spaces does it work best in?

Balboa Mist is a great general home color if you pair it with crisp, white trim and cabinetry. It brings a nice warmth to north-facing rooms but if the room lacks lots of natural light, it can bring out some purple undertones. South-facing rooms or rooms with earth tones can bring out green undertones.

Where could you expect to see it?

Balboa Mist is a very transitional color. Expect to see it in a timeless grey and white motif in a living room or bedroom, but is also a warm and enveloping greige in nurseries.

Who shouldn't pick this color?

If your room lacks natural light, Balboa Mist can read more purple than a warm greige, and some may not want that.

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What's the LRV?

67.37. LRV measures the Light Reflectance Value, meaning the percentage of light (0-100) that bounces off a surface. 100 being purest white and 0 being purest black. Like other greigess, Balboa Mist has a pretty high LRV, meaning it reflects a pretty large amount of light.

Does it work as an exterior color?

Yes! If you’re looking for a light, warm gray neutral, Balboa Mist is a beautiful exterior color.

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