Crisp vs Balsam
Where Crisp belongs to Jotun's range, Balsam is a PPG color. Hue-wise, Crisp belongs to the greige-grey family and Balsam to the green-grey family. They have nearly identical light reflectance values (55 vs 53), so they'll read as similarly Medium in most lighting conditions. At ΔE 2.2, these are close — the kind of difference that matters when choosing between them, but doesn't read strongly in a finished room. Below, 5 simulated room previews show how each color reads at scale — real-room photos will be added as they become available.
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Crisp vs Balsam Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Crisp on one side and Balsam 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 Crisp comparisons
See how Crisp stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 55), opening up a space where Crisp encloses it.
A 3-point LRV gap (55 vs 52) makes Crisp the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 55 vs 30, Crisp is decisively the brighter choice.
A 5-point LRV gap (60 vs 55) makes Agreeable Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 58 and 55, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Crisp reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
A 12-point LRV gap (55 vs 43) makes Crisp the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 55 and 55, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Crisp reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 44), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 84 vs 55, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 55), opening up a space where Crisp encloses it.
Crisp reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
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Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 55), opening up a space where Crisp encloses it.
Crisp reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Crisp reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 55 vs 31, Crisp is decisively the brighter choice.