Ashwood vs Balboa Mist
Ashwood and Balboa Mist come from the same Benjamin Moore collection. Both sit in the beige-greige family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. Their light reflectance values are nearly the same — 67 vs 66 — so neither will read significantly brighter or darker than the other. Where Ashwood leans yellow, Balboa Mist reads red — a distinction that shifts noticeably depending on the light source and surrounding finishes. A ΔE of 2.7 puts them in subtle territory — distinguishable in direct comparison, less so from across a room. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Ashwood vs Balboa Mist in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Ashwood 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.
Kitchen Cabinets
Cabinet color is always seen in context — against countertops, backsplash, and hardware — which amplifies undertone differences that might disappear on a plain wall. In photos like these you're seeing the difference at its most direct. In a finished room, the distinction is there but not dramatic.
Color Details
Ashwood vs Balboa Mist Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Ashwood 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 Ashwood comparisons
See how Ashwood stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 67), opening up a space where Ashwood encloses it.
At LRV 67 vs 52, Ashwood is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 67 vs 30, Ashwood is decisively the brighter choice.
A 7-point LRV gap (67 vs 60) makes Ashwood the marginally brighter of the two.
Ashwood reads slightly lighter (LRV 67 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Ashwood reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 67 vs 43, Ashwood is decisively the brighter choice.
Ashwood reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Ashwood reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 67, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Shoji White reads slightly lighter (LRV 74 vs 67), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Ashwood reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Ashwood reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
With LRVs of 68 and 67, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Ashwood reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Ashwood reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 67 vs 31, Ashwood is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 67 vs 7, Ashwood is decisively the brighter choice.