Intercoastal Gray vs Balboa Mist
Where Intercoastal Gray belongs to Behr's range, Balboa Mist is a Benjamin Moore color. Hue-wise, Intercoastal Gray belongs to the blue-grey family and Balboa Mist to the beige-greige family. Balboa Mist (LRV 66) reflects noticeably more light than Intercoastal Gray (LRV 45), a difference of 21 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Intercoastal Gray runs blue while Balboa Mist is decidedly red, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 16.8, 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 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Intercoastal Gray vs Balboa Mist in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Intercoastal Gray 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.
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. Balboa Mist returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
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 Intercoastal Gray.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. Balboa Mist reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Intercoastal Gray.
Color Details
Intercoastal Gray vs Balboa Mist Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Intercoastal Gray 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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