Cabana Melon vs Balboa Mist
Cabana Melon is a Behr color while Balboa Mist comes from Benjamin Moore. Cabana Melon reads as beige-pink, while Balboa Mist reads as beige-greige — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. At LRV 66 vs 31, Balboa Mist will read as the brighter of the two — a 35-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. They share a red quality — useful to know if you're layering them in the same space. At ΔE 39.3, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Cabana Melon vs Balboa Mist in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Cabana Melon and Balboa Mist in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
House
At full exterior scale, the difference between these two colors becomes much easier to judge than from a small chip. The LRV gap is large enough that Balboa Mist will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Cabana Melon would.
Color Details
Cabana Melon vs Balboa Mist Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Cabana Melon 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 Cabana Melon comparisons
See how Cabana Melon stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 31), opening up a space where Cabana Melon encloses it.
At LRV 69 vs 31, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
Cabana Melon reflects far more light (LRV 31 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 52 vs 31, Purbeck Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 31 vs 30), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Mizzle reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 31), opening up a space where Cabana Melon encloses it.
At LRV 60 vs 31, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 31), opening up a space where Cabana Melon encloses it.
Cabana Melon reads slightly lighter (LRV 31 vs 27), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 43 vs 31, French Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 31 vs 4, Cabana Melon is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 31), opening up a space where Cabana Melon encloses it.
Cabana Melon reflects far more light (LRV 31 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Hardwick White reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 31), opening up a space where Cabana Melon encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 31, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
A 9-point LRV gap (31 vs 21) makes Cabana Melon the marginally brighter of the two.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 31), opening up a space where Cabana Melon encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 31), opening up a space where Cabana Melon encloses it.
Cabana Melon reflects far more light (LRV 31 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 31), opening up a space where Cabana Melon encloses it.
A 11-point LRV gap (41 vs 31) makes Dix Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 68 vs 31, Calamine is decisively the brighter choice.
A 6-point LRV gap (31 vs 25) makes Cabana Melon the marginally brighter of the two.
Cabana Melon reflects far more light (LRV 31 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Saybrook Sage reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 31), opening up a space where Cabana Melon encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 31 vs 31), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 31 vs 7, Cabana Melon is decisively the brighter choice.
A 6-point LRV gap (31 vs 24) makes Cabana Melon the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 57 vs 31, Guilford Green is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 72 vs 31, Just Walnut is decisively the brighter choice.