Cheerful Tangerine vs Balboa Mist
Cheerful Tangerine is a Behr color while Balboa Mist comes from Benjamin Moore. Hue-wise, Cheerful Tangerine belongs to the beige family and Balboa Mist to the beige-greige family. At LRV 66 vs 48, Balboa Mist will read as the brighter of the two — a 17-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 45.8, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Cheerful Tangerine vs Balboa Mist in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Cheerful Tangerine 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.
Bedroom
Bedroom walls are often seen under warm artificial light, a context that shifts both colors from how they look on a chip. The LRV gap is large enough that Balboa Mist will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Cheerful Tangerine would.
Kitchen
Kitchen lighting tends to be bright and directional, which sharpens contrast and makes undertone differences more apparent. The LRV gap is large enough that Balboa Mist will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Cheerful Tangerine would.
Color Details
Cheerful Tangerine vs Balboa Mist Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Cheerful Tangerine 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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