Snowy Pine vs Balboa Mist
Snowy Pine (Behr) and Balboa Mist (Benjamin Moore) come from different manufacturers. Hue-wise, Snowy Pine belongs to the beige-yellow family and Balboa Mist to the beige-greige family. The 20-point LRV gap — 85 for Snowy Pine vs 66 for Balboa Mist — means Snowy Pine will open up a space more effectively. Where Snowy Pine leans yellow, Balboa Mist reads red — a distinction that shifts noticeably depending on the light source and surrounding finishes. ΔE 8.7 means they're clearly different, but not dramatically so — they'd pair well in the same room. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Snowy Pine vs Balboa Mist in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Snowy Pine 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
A living room wall sees more varied light than almost any other surface in the house, which makes the choice between these two more nuanced than a chip suggests. Snowy Pine reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Balboa Mist.
Bedroom
Bedrooms are typically lit with warmer, lower light than the rest of the house — a condition that flatters warm tones and deepens cool ones. Snowy Pine returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Color Details
Snowy Pine vs Balboa Mist Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Snowy Pine 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 Snowy Pine comparisons
See how Snowy Pine stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 85 vs 83), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Snowy Pine reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 69), opening up a space where Ammonite encloses it.
At LRV 85 vs 6, Snowy Pine is decisively the brighter choice.
Snowy Pine reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Snowy Pine reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 85 vs 52, Snowy Pine is decisively the brighter choice.
Snowy Pine reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 85 vs 58, Snowy Pine is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 85 vs 27, Snowy Pine is decisively the brighter choice.
Snowy Pine reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Snowy Pine reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 85 vs 55, Snowy Pine is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 85 vs 13, Snowy Pine is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 85 vs 44, Snowy Pine is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 85 and 84, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Snowy Pine reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
A 11-point LRV gap (85 vs 74) makes Snowy Pine the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 85 vs 83), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 85 vs 12, Snowy Pine is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 85 vs 68, Snowy Pine is decisively the brighter choice.
Snowy Pine reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
Snowy Pine reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 68), opening up a space where Calamine encloses it.
Snowy Pine reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.
At LRV 85 vs 12, Snowy Pine is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 85 vs 45, Snowy Pine is decisively the brighter choice.
Snowy Pine reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Snowy Pine reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Snowy Pine reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Snowy Pine reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 57), opening up a space where Guilford Green encloses it.
Snowy Pine reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 72), opening up a space where Just Walnut encloses it.