Campfire Ash vs Balboa Mist
Where Campfire Ash belongs to Behr's range, Balboa Mist is a Benjamin Moore color. Both sit in the beige-greige family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. Campfire Ash (LRV 69) reflects noticeably more light than Balboa Mist (LRV 66), a difference of 4 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Campfire Ash runs yellow and red while Balboa Mist is decidedly red, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. At ΔE 1.2, these are close — the kind of difference that matters when choosing between them, but doesn't read strongly in a finished room. Below you'll find 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Campfire Ash vs Balboa Mist in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Campfire Ash and Balboa Mist are close enough that the difference can be hard to judge from a chip alone — these photos show how each reads at scale, across different spaces and lighting conditions.
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 brightness difference is modest but present — Campfire Ash gives the walls a little more lift.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Campfire Ash reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
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. Campfire Ash has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
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. Campfire Ash reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
Campfire Ash vs Balboa Mist Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Campfire Ash 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.
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