Equestrian Green vs Balboa Mist
Where Equestrian Green belongs to Behr's range, Balboa Mist is a Benjamin Moore color. Hue-wise, Equestrian Green belongs to the green-grey family and Balboa Mist to the beige-greige family. Balboa Mist (LRV 66) reflects noticeably more light than Equestrian Green (LRV 11), a difference of 54 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Equestrian Green 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 46.4, 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.
Equestrian Green vs Balboa Mist in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Equestrian Green 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 Equestrian Green.
Home Office
The test for a home office color isn't how it looks in a quick glance — it's whether it still feels right after a full day of work. Balboa Mist reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Equestrian Green.
Color Details
Equestrian Green vs Balboa Mist Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Equestrian Green 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 Equestrian Green comparisons
See how Equestrian Green stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 11), opening up a space where Equestrian Green encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 11, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
A 6-point LRV gap (11 vs 6) makes Equestrian Green the marginally brighter of the two.
Purbeck Stone reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 11), opening up a space where Equestrian Green encloses it.
Evergreen Fog reflects far more light (LRV 30 vs 11), opening up a space where Equestrian Green encloses it.
At LRV 52 vs 11, Mizzle is decisively the brighter choice.
Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 11), opening up a space where Equestrian Green encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 11, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 27 vs 11, Denim Drift is decisively the brighter choice.
French Gray reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 11), opening up a space where Equestrian Green encloses it.
Equestrian Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 11 vs 4), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 55 vs 11, Tranquil Dawn is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 13 vs 11), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 44 vs 11, Hardwick White is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 11), opening up a space where Equestrian Green encloses it.
Artichoke reads slightly lighter (LRV 21 vs 11), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 74 vs 11, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 11, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
Pigeon reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 11), opening up a space where Equestrian Green encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 12 vs 11), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 3-point LRV gap (11 vs 8) makes Equestrian Green the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 68 vs 11, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Dix Blue reflects far more light (LRV 41 vs 11), opening up a space where Equestrian Green encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 12 vs 11), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 45 vs 11, Saybrook Sage is decisively the brighter choice.
Pale Green reflects far more light (LRV 31 vs 11), opening up a space where Equestrian Green encloses it.
Equestrian Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 11 vs 7), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.