Benjamin Moore Balboa Mist OC-27 paint color review
| Official color page: | Balboa Mist OC-27 |
| Color code: | OC-27 |
| Color name: | Balboa Mist |
| Brand: | Benjamin Moore |
Balboa Mist is one of Benjamin Moore's go-to neutrals. It's a warm paint color that sits between gray and beige - the perfect pale greige. As one of the top Benjamin Moore greige colors, it might surprise you to know that Balboa Mist has purple/pink undertones. If you have north-facing light, Balboa Mist can lean that bit grayer.
Balboa Mist for bedroom
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We’ve hand-picked a beautiful collection of photos of this amazing Beige shade used in real bedrooms. Take a look and imagine how this wonderful warm Light paint color could transform your own bedroom space.
Balboa Mist for living room
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Balboa Mist for bathroom
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Balboa Mist on kitchen cabinets
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Balboa Mist for exterior
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Looking for a fresh new look for your house exterior or starting from skretch? We’ve collected pictures of real-life homes that have been painted with this warm hue. Find inspiration for your house’s exterior, front doors, gates, shutters, frames or windows.
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LRV of Balboa Mist
Balboa Mist OC-27 has an LRV of 65.53% and refers to Light colors that reflect most of the incident light
Light Reflectance Value measures the amount of visible and usable light that reflects from a painted surface.
Simply put, the higher LRV of paint color, the brighter room you will get.
Scale goes from 0% (absolute black, absorbing all light) to 100% (pure white, reflecting 100% of all light).
Act like a pro: Choosing paint with LRV of 65.53% be attentive to your bulbs light Brightness.Light Brightness – measured in lumens. The lower LRV of paint you have, the higher lumen level you need. Every square feet of room needs at least 40 lumens. That means for a 200 square feet living room you’ll need 8000 lumens of light. To achieve that brightness, you would require a total of 8 bulbs, 1000lm each.
What are Benjamin Moore Balboa Mist undertones?
Red is Benjamin Moore Balboa Mist undertone color, as you can clearly see on the color field below. To determine this undertone we’ve removed all the tints, tones, shades and get HUE (pure color). Seems that undertone definition on a white sheet is already outdated and rather inaccurate
HEX value
HEX value:
#DAD6CC
RGB code:
218, 214, 204
Is Benjamin Moore Balboa Mist OC-27 cool or warm?
With a hue of 43° this Grey refers warm paint shade according to HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) on the color wheel.
OC-27 Balboa Mist HSL code: 43, 16%, 83%
Hue - degree on a color wheel from 0 to 360. 0 is red, 120 is green, and 240 is blue.
Saturation is a percentage value. 0% is a shade of grey, and 100% is the full color.
Lightness is also a percentage value. 0% is black, and 100% is white.
- Warm Grey will make even large rooms feel cozy and intimate
- Warm Beige undertones tend to make you feel happy, energized and playful
- Warm paint colors are ideal for kitchens, living rooms or bathrooms
- Warmer hues make larger spaces feel more inviting
Act like a pro: Mixing warm and cool shades is a must have to get harmonius interior. Add accents that contrast with the primary color to create visual balance. If your walls are a warm color, don’t forget to add accent in cold colors (furniture, art, décor). A good practice is too use a complementary color scheme.
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Benjamin Moore Balboa Mist:
Monochromatic color scheme
This scheme consists of different shades, tints, and tones of a single color. It's the perfect hue combination, but with no accent decor it's pretty boring.
Lighter shades
Benjamin Moore OC-27 Balboa Mist
Darker shades
Complementary color scheme
This color scheme is a combination of two colors that are opposite each other on the color wheel. The high contrast between these colors creates a vibrant and dynamic visual effect.
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Color codes
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| Format | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| HEX | #dad6cc |  |
| RGB Decimal | 218, 214, 204 | |
| RGB Percent | 85.49%, 83.92%, 80.00% | |
| HSV | Hue: 43° Saturation: 6.42% Value: 85.49% | |
| HSL | hsl(43, 16, 83) | |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 1.83 Yellow: 6.42 Key: 14.51 | |
| YIQ | Y: 214.056 I: 5.597 Q: -2.266 | |
| XYZ | X: 63.857 Y: 67.359 Z: 66.748 | |
| CIE Lab | L:85.685 a:-0.378 b:5.42 | |
| CIE Luv | L:85.685 u:2.871 v:8.165 | |
| Decimal | 14341836 | |
| Hunter lab | 82.072, -4.744, 9.231 | |
