Winds Breath vs Balboa Mist
Where Winds Breath belongs to Behr's range, Balboa Mist is a Benjamin Moore color. Hue-wise, Winds Breath belongs to the grey family and Balboa Mist to the beige-greige family. Winds Breath (LRV 74) reflects noticeably more light than Balboa Mist (LRV 66), a difference of 9 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Winds Breath runs yellow while Balboa Mist is decidedly red, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. The ΔE 4.3 gap is real but not dramatic — close enough to use together, distinct enough to matter as a choice. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Winds Breath vs Balboa Mist in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Winds Breath 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.
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. Winds Breath reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Balboa Mist.
Color Details
Winds Breath vs Balboa Mist Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Winds Breath 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 Winds Breath comparisons
See how Winds Breath stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
A 5-point LRV gap (74 vs 69) makes Winds Breath the marginally brighter of the two.
White Dove reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 74), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Winds Breath reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 74 vs 52, Winds Breath is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 30, Winds Breath is decisively the brighter choice.
Winds Breath reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
At LRV 74 vs 60, Winds Breath is decisively the brighter choice.
Winds Breath reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 58), opening up a space where Accessible Beige encloses it.
Winds Breath reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 74 vs 43, Winds Breath is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 4, Winds Breath is decisively the brighter choice.
Winds Breath reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Winds Breath reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Winds Breath reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
A 10-point LRV gap (84 vs 74) makes Pure White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 74 vs 21, Winds Breath is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 74 and 74, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Snowbound reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 74), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 74 vs 51, Winds Breath is decisively the brighter choice.
Winds Breath reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Winds Breath reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Winds Breath reads slightly lighter (LRV 74 vs 68), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 74 vs 41, Winds Breath is decisively the brighter choice.
Winds Breath reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Winds Breath reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 74 vs 31, Winds Breath is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 7, Winds Breath is decisively the brighter choice.