Balboa Mist vs Antique Yellow
Where Balboa Mist belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Antique Yellow is a Jotun color. Hue-wise, Balboa Mist belongs to the beige-greige family and Antique Yellow to the beige-yellow family. Balboa Mist (LRV 66) reflects noticeably more light than Antique Yellow (LRV 49), a difference of 17 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Balboa Mist runs red while Antique Yellow is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 23.3, 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 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Balboa Mist vs Antique Yellow in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Balboa Mist and Antique Yellow 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 LRV gap is large enough that Balboa Mist will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Antique Yellow would.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Balboa Mist reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Antique Yellow.
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 Antique Yellow.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. Balboa Mist reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Antique Yellow.
Color Details
Balboa Mist vs Antique Yellow Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Balboa Mist on one side and Antique Yellow 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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