Balboa Mist vs Iced Slate
Both from Benjamin Moore's palette. Hue-wise, Balboa Mist belongs to the beige-greige family and Iced Slate to the blue family. Balboa Mist (LRV 66) reflects noticeably more light than Iced Slate (LRV 58), a difference of 7 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Balboa Mist runs red while Iced Slate is decidedly blue, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 11.2, 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 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Balboa Mist vs Iced Slate in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Balboa Mist and Iced Slate in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
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 brightness difference is modest but present — Balboa Mist gives the walls a little more lift.
Dining Room
A dining room lit by a dimmed pendant or candles is one of the most forgiving environments for paint — warm light softens almost everything. Balboa Mist has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
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 reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
Balboa Mist vs Iced Slate Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Balboa Mist on one side and Iced Slate 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.
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