Ballet White vs Au Natural
Ballet White (Benjamin Moore) and Au Natural (Cloverdale Paint) come from different manufacturers. Hue-wise, Ballet White belongs to the beige-white family and Au Natural to the beige-yellow family. The 3-point LRV gap — 75 for Au Natural vs 72 for Ballet White — means Au Natural will open up a space more effectively. A ΔE of 1.2 puts them in subtle territory — distinguishable in direct comparison, less so from across a room. Below you'll find 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Ballet White vs Au Natural in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Ballet White and Au Natural 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. Au Natural reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Bedroom
Bedrooms are typically lit with warmer, lower light than the rest of the house — a condition that flatters warm tones and deepens cool ones. Au Natural has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
Dining Room
Dining rooms often rely on warm incandescent or candlelight, which flatters warm undertones and mutes cool ones. The brightness difference is modest but present — Au Natural gives the walls a little more lift.
Bathroom
Small bathrooms intensify color. A shade that seems quiet in a larger room can feel immersive when you're surrounded by it on four walls. Au Natural has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
Color Details
Ballet White vs Au Natural Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Ballet White on one side and Au Natural 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 Ballet White comparisons
See how Ballet White stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
A 11-point LRV gap (83 vs 72) makes White Dove the marginally brighter of the two.
Ballet White reads slightly lighter (LRV 72 vs 69), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 72 vs 6, Ballet White is decisively the brighter choice.
Ballet White reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Ballet White reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 72 vs 52, Ballet White is decisively the brighter choice.
Ballet White reads slightly lighter (LRV 72 vs 60), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 72 vs 58, Ballet White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 72 vs 27, Ballet White is decisively the brighter choice.
Ballet White reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Ballet White reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 72 vs 55, Ballet White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 72 vs 13, Ballet White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 72 vs 44, Ballet White is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reads slightly lighter (LRV 84 vs 72), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Ballet White reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (72 vs 66) makes Ballet White the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 74 vs 72), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 11-point LRV gap (83 vs 72) makes Snowbound the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 72 vs 12, Ballet White is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (72 vs 68) makes Ballet White the marginally brighter of the two.
Ballet White reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
Ballet White reads slightly lighter (LRV 72 vs 68), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Ballet White reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.
At LRV 72 vs 12, Ballet White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 72 vs 45, Ballet White is decisively the brighter choice.
Ballet White reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Ballet White reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Ballet White reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Ballet White reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 57), opening up a space where Guilford Green encloses it.