Palais White vs Balboa Mist
Where Palais White belongs to Behr's range, Balboa Mist is a Benjamin Moore color. Hue-wise, Palais White belongs to the beige-white family and Balboa Mist to the beige-greige family. Palais White (LRV 87) reflects noticeably more light than Balboa Mist (LRV 66), a difference of 22 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Palais White runs yellow and red while Balboa Mist is decidedly red, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. The ΔE 9.2 gap is real but not dramatic — close enough to use together, distinct enough to matter as a choice. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Palais White vs Balboa Mist in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Palais White and Balboa Mist are close enough that the difference can be hard to judge from a chip alone — these photos show how each reads at scale, across different spaces and lighting conditions.
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 Palais White will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Balboa Mist would.
Bathroom
Bathrooms are one of the few spaces where you're genuinely enclosed by the paint color, which makes the choice between these two more consequential. Palais White reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Balboa Mist.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. Palais White reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Balboa Mist.
Color Details
Palais White vs Balboa Mist Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Palais White 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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