Wintergreen Dream vs Balboa Mist
Where Wintergreen Dream belongs to Behr's range, Balboa Mist is a Benjamin Moore color. Wintergreen Dream reads as green, while Balboa Mist reads as beige-greige — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Balboa Mist (LRV 66) reflects noticeably more light than Wintergreen Dream (LRV 55), a difference of 11 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Wintergreen Dream runs green while Balboa Mist is decidedly red, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 12.8, 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 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Wintergreen Dream vs Balboa Mist in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Wintergreen Dream 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.
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. Balboa Mist reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Wintergreen Dream.
Color Details
Wintergreen Dream vs Balboa Mist Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Wintergreen Dream 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 Wintergreen Dream comparisons
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Wintergreen Dream reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 55 vs 31, Wintergreen Dream is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 55 vs 7, Wintergreen Dream is decisively the brighter choice.