Color Swatch LabBenjamin Moore · OC-27
Balboa Mist
A medium-light Gray with a manufacturer LRV of 65.53. The nearest color in another brand, by color distance, is Sherwin-Williams Natural Choice (delta E 2.44). That is not an official match.
Benjamin Moore’s color page says: A goes-with-anything shade of pale gray with a slightly warm cast.
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Nearest colors in other brands
Nearest means the smallest CIEDE2000 distance between CIELAB values converted from the manufacturer-published hex. It is not an official brand equivalent and it is not a spectrophotometer reading of the paint. Calculated from this hex, b* is 5.4, which reads fairly neutral on a screen. That calculation is not a manufacturer undertone. How we match.
Coordinating palette
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Questions
- What is the LRV of Benjamin Moore Balboa Mist?
- Benjamin Moore publishes an LRV of 65.53 for Balboa Mist (OC-27). LRV means light reflectance value, on a 0 to 100 scale. This figure is copied from the brand's color page, retrieved 2026-10-30.
- What is the hex code for Benjamin Moore Balboa Mist?
- Benjamin Moore publishes #DAD6CC for Balboa Mist (OC-27). RGB and CIELAB on this page are calculated from that hex. They describe the screen color, not a spectrophotometer reading of the paint.
- What does Benjamin Moore say about Balboa Mist?
- Benjamin Moore's color page says: A goes-with-anything shade of pale gray with a slightly warm cast.
- What is the Sherwin-Williams equivalent of Benjamin Moore Balboa Mist?
- Benjamin Moore and Sherwin-Williams do not publish an official equivalent for this pair. The nearest Sherwin-Williams color in this set, by CIEDE2000 color distance on the manufacturer-published hex values, is Natural Choice (SW 7011), at delta E 2.44. That is a screen-color distance, not a match of the liquid paint, and the two can look different on a wall.
- What is the Behr equivalent of Benjamin Moore Balboa Mist?
- Benjamin Moore and Behr do not publish an official equivalent for this pair. The nearest Behr color in this set, by CIEDE2000 color distance on the manufacturer-published hex values, is Cotton Knit (PPU7-11), at delta E 2.5. That is a screen-color distance, not a match of the liquid paint, and the two can look different on a wall.
Hex and LRV copied from Benjamin Moore color page for Balboa Mist OC-27 · https://www.benjaminmoore.com/en-us/paint-colors/color/oc-27/balboa-mist · retrieved 2026-10-30