Balboa Mist vs Soft Maplewood 5
Balboa Mist (Benjamin Moore) and Soft Maplewood 5 (Dulux) come from different manufacturers. Hue-wise, Balboa Mist belongs to the beige-greige family and Soft Maplewood 5 to the beige family. Their light reflectance values are nearly the same — 66 vs 67 — so neither will read significantly brighter or darker than the other. Where Balboa Mist leans red, Soft Maplewood 5 reads warm — a distinction that shifts noticeably depending on the light source and surrounding finishes. ΔE 4.9 means they're clearly different, but not dramatically so — they'd pair well in the same room. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Balboa Mist vs Soft Maplewood 5 in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Balboa Mist and Soft Maplewood 5 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
A living room wall sees more varied light than almost any other surface in the house, which makes the choice between these two more nuanced than a chip suggests. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.
Color Details
Balboa Mist vs Soft Maplewood 5 Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Balboa Mist on one side and Soft Maplewood 5 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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