Balboa Mist (BM OC-27)
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Balboa Mist (BM OC-27) is a light, warm greige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 65.5, so it reflects about 66 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Balboa Mist
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Balboa Mist by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper greige, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Benjamin Moore did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Balboa Mist, ranked by CIEDE2000 (deltaE): under 1.0 is indistinguishable, 1.0 to 2.3 very close, 2.3 to 5 noticeably different, over 5 clearly different.
| Brand | Closest color | Code | LRV | deltaE | How close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Winter Walk | SW 9628 | 66 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Campfire Ash | N320-1 | 69.5 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Warm Putty | 6006-1A | 66 | 1.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Silent Smoke | 1025-2 | 68 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore greige colors nearest to Balboa Mist (LRV 65.5) by LRV.
Lighter than Balboa Mist
Darker than Balboa Mist
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | OC-27 |
| Hex | #DAD6CC |
| RGB | 218, 214, 204 |
| HSL | 43°, 16%, 83% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 65.5 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 85.7, -0.4, 5.4 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Greige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Balboa Mist (BM OC-27), published as #DAD6CC
#C9CCCA
#ECE0CC
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Balboa Mist (BM OC-27)?
- Balboa Mist has an LRV of 65.5. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Balboa Mist is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Balboa Mist in another brand?
- Silent Smoke (PPG 1025-2) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Balboa Mist warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Balboa Mist as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 5.4; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: LRV and hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0). Color differences are CIEDE2000 values computed by this site from the hex values (data snapshot 2026-10-01). Color names and codes belong to their manufacturers.