Blank Canvas vs Balboa Mist
Where Blank Canvas belongs to Behr's range, Balboa Mist is a Benjamin Moore color. Hue-wise, Blank Canvas belongs to the beige-yellow family and Balboa Mist to the beige-greige family. Blank Canvas (LRV 85) reflects noticeably more light than Balboa Mist (LRV 66), a difference of 19 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Blank Canvas runs warm while Balboa Mist is decidedly red, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. The ΔE 8.1 gap is real but not dramatic — close enough to use together, distinct enough to matter as a choice. Below, 5 simulated room previews show how each color reads at scale — real-room photos will be added as they become available.
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Blank Canvas vs Balboa Mist Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Blank Canvas on one side and Balboa Mist 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 Blank Canvas comparisons
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Blank Canvas reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 69), opening up a space where Ammonite encloses it.
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At LRV 85 vs 6, Blank Canvas is decisively the brighter choice.
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Blank Canvas reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 85 vs 52, Blank Canvas is decisively the brighter choice.
Blank Canvas reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 85 vs 58, Blank Canvas is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 85 vs 27, Blank Canvas is decisively the brighter choice.
Blank Canvas reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Blank Canvas reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 85 vs 55, Blank Canvas is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 85 vs 13, Blank Canvas is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 85 vs 44, Blank Canvas is decisively the brighter choice.
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Blank Canvas reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
A 11-point LRV gap (85 vs 74) makes Blank Canvas the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 85 vs 83), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Blank Canvas reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 51), opening up a space where Pigeon encloses it.
At LRV 85 vs 12, Blank Canvas is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 85 vs 8, Blank Canvas is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 85 vs 68, Blank Canvas is decisively the brighter choice.
Blank Canvas reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 85 vs 12, Blank Canvas is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 85 vs 45, Blank Canvas is decisively the brighter choice.
Blank Canvas reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
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