Balboa Mist vs Grey white

Benjamin Moore
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RAL Classic

Where Balboa Mist belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Grey white is a RAL Classic color. They have nearly identical light reflectance values (66 vs 67), so they'll read as similarly Light in most lighting conditions. At ΔE 1.2, these are close — the kind of difference that matters when choosing between them, but doesn't read strongly in a finished room.

Balboa Mist vs Grey white Color Comparison

Bathroom
Bedroom
House
Kitchen Cabinets
Living Room

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.

ΔE 1.2Subtle difference

Color Details

Balboa Mist
Benjamin Moore · OC-27
Hex#DAD6CC
LRV65.5
BrandBenjamin Moore
NumberOC-27
UndertoneRed
Temperaturewarm
BrightnessLight
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Grey white
RAL Classic · RAL 9002
Hex#D6D5CB
LRV67.2
BrandRAL Classic
NumberRAL 9002
Undertone
Temperature
Brightnesslight
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Balboa Mist vs Grey white in Real Spaces

Balboa Mist and Grey white are close enough that the difference can be hard to judge from a chip alone. These real-room photos show how each reads at scale, across different spaces and lighting conditions. Showing 2 room types where both colors have photos.

House

Seen across an entire facade, subtle tonal differences become pronounced. What reads as nearly the same on a chip often reads as clearly different at scale. At this scale the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side, as shown here, to reliably tell them apart.

Balboa Mist
Benjamin Moore OC-27 house exterior paint

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Grey white
 Grey white exterior paint

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Kitchen Cabinets

Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. At this scale the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side, as shown here, to reliably tell them apart.

Balboa Mist
Benjamin Moore Balboa Mist kitchen cabinets color

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Grey white
 Grey white kitchen cabinets paint review

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