Spiced Brandy vs Balboa Mist
Spiced Brandy (Behr) and Balboa Mist (Benjamin Moore) come from different manufacturers. Hue-wise, Spiced Brandy belongs to the beige-pink family and Balboa Mist to the beige-greige family. The 31-point LRV gap — 66 for Balboa Mist vs 35 for Spiced Brandy — means Balboa Mist will open up a space more effectively. Both share a red character, which means they'll respond to light and surrounding materials in similar ways. A ΔE of 25.6 puts these firmly in different territory — two distinct design choices rather than close alternatives. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Spiced Brandy vs Balboa Mist in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Spiced Brandy 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
Dining rooms often rely on warm incandescent or candlelight, which flatters warm undertones and mutes cool ones. The LRV gap is large enough that Balboa Mist will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Spiced Brandy would.
Color Details
Spiced Brandy vs Balboa Mist Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Spiced Brandy 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 Spiced Brandy comparisons
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At LRV 58 vs 35, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
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French Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 43 vs 35), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
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At LRV 55 vs 35, Tranquil Dawn is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 35 vs 13, Spiced Brandy is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 74 vs 35, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 35 vs 12, Spiced Brandy is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 35 vs 8, Spiced Brandy is decisively the brighter choice.
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Dix Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 41 vs 35), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
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