Ancient Ivory vs Balboa Mist
Both from Benjamin Moore's palette. Ancient Ivory reads as beige-yellow, while Balboa Mist reads as beige-greige — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Ancient Ivory (LRV 80) reflects noticeably more light than Balboa Mist (LRV 66), a difference of 15 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Ancient Ivory runs yellow while Balboa Mist is decidedly red, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. The ΔE 8.3 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.
Ancient Ivory vs Balboa Mist in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Ancient Ivory 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 Ancient Ivory will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Balboa Mist would.
Color Details
Ancient Ivory vs Balboa Mist Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Ancient Ivory 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 Ancient Ivory comparisons
See how Ancient Ivory stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 83 vs 80), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Ancient Ivory reads slightly lighter (LRV 80 vs 69), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 80 vs 6, Ancient Ivory is decisively the brighter choice.
Ancient Ivory reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Ancient Ivory reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 80 vs 52, Ancient Ivory is decisively the brighter choice.
Ancient Ivory reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 80 vs 58, Ancient Ivory is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 80 vs 27, Ancient Ivory is decisively the brighter choice.
Ancient Ivory reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Ancient Ivory reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 80 vs 55, Ancient Ivory is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 80 vs 13, Ancient Ivory is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 80 vs 44, Ancient Ivory is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reads slightly lighter (LRV 84 vs 80), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Ancient Ivory reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (80 vs 74) makes Ancient Ivory the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 83 vs 80), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 80 vs 12, Ancient Ivory is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 80 vs 68, Ancient Ivory is decisively the brighter choice.
Ancient Ivory reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
Ancient Ivory reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 68), opening up a space where Calamine encloses it.
Ancient Ivory reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.
At LRV 80 vs 12, Ancient Ivory is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 80 vs 45, Ancient Ivory is decisively the brighter choice.
Ancient Ivory reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Ancient Ivory reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Ancient Ivory reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Ancient Ivory reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 57), opening up a space where Guilford Green encloses it.
Ancient Ivory reads slightly lighter (LRV 80 vs 72), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.