Dusty Olive vs Balboa Mist
Where Dusty Olive belongs to Behr's range, Balboa Mist is a Benjamin Moore color. Dusty Olive reads as greige-grey, while Balboa Mist reads as beige-greige — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Balboa Mist (LRV 66) reflects noticeably more light than Dusty Olive (LRV 31), a difference of 34 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Dusty Olive runs yellow while Balboa Mist is decidedly red, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 23.5, 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 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Dusty Olive vs Balboa Mist in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Dusty Olive 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.
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 LRV gap is large enough that Balboa Mist will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Dusty Olive would.
Color Details
Dusty Olive vs Balboa Mist Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Dusty Olive 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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