Match Balboa
Behr Balboa is a light-reflective shade, cool in character with an LRV of 58. The matches below are the closest equivalents available across every brand on Pontata, ranked by ΔE — a perceptual color difference score. A ΔE under 3 is subtle; under 10 is noticeable but harmonious; above 25 means genuinely different colors.
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Closest matches across every brand
One match per brand, ranked by ΔE — a perceptual color difference score calculated from Lab color space values. Lower is closer. Click any card to compare side by side in simulated rooms.
With LRVs of 60 and 58, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.0 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 60 vs 58), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 3.0 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 61 vs 58), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.6 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
At LRV 72 vs 58, Summer Medley 4 is decisively the brighter choice. The ΔE 4.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Balboa reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 49), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 5.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Balboa reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 53), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 7.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
S 0515-R80B reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 58), opening up a space where Balboa encloses it. At ΔE 10.6 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 59 vs 58), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 12.8 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.