Cottage Hill vs Balboa Mist
Where Cottage Hill belongs to Behr's range, Balboa Mist is a Benjamin Moore color. Hue-wise, Cottage Hill belongs to the yellow family and Balboa Mist to the beige-greige family. Balboa Mist (LRV 66) reflects noticeably more light than Cottage Hill (LRV 42), a difference of 23 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Cottage Hill runs green while Balboa Mist is decidedly red, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 17.6, the contrast is hard to miss. These aren't variations on a theme — they're two different answers to the same question. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Cottage Hill vs Balboa Mist in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Cottage Hill 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
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Balboa Mist reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Cottage Hill.
House
Seen across an entire facade, subtle tonal differences become pronounced. What reads as nearly the same on a chip often reads as clearly different at scale. Balboa Mist reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Cottage Hill.
Color Details
Cottage Hill vs Balboa Mist Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Cottage Hill 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 Cottage Hill comparisons
See how Cottage Hill stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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At LRV 42 vs 6, Cottage Hill is decisively the brighter choice.
Purbeck Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 42), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Cottage Hill reads slightly lighter (LRV 42 vs 30), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
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At LRV 58 vs 42, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 42 vs 27, Cottage Hill is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 43 and 42, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Cottage Hill reflects far more light (LRV 42 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 55 vs 42, Tranquil Dawn is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 42 vs 13, Cottage Hill is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 44 vs 42), so neither reads brighter in a room.
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At LRV 74 vs 42, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 42, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 42 vs 12, Cottage Hill is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 42, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 42 and 41, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Calamine reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 42), opening up a space where Cottage Hill encloses it.
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At LRV 42 vs 12, Cottage Hill is decisively the brighter choice.
A 3-point LRV gap (45 vs 42) makes Saybrook Sage the marginally brighter of the two.
Cottage Hill reads slightly lighter (LRV 42 vs 31), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
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Cottage Hill reflects far more light (LRV 42 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Guilford Green reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 42), opening up a space where Cottage Hill encloses it.
Just Walnut reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 42), opening up a space where Cottage Hill encloses it.