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Inner Balance 1522
On-screen approximation from the published RGB value. Order a physical sample before you decide.
Undertone: Noticeable yellow undertone
In CIELAB, Inner Balance sits at L* 80.2, a* -1.3, b* 10.8. Its hue angle is 97° and its chroma is 10.8, so it leans yellow clearly enough to notice on a full wall. It classifies as warm. Among Benjamin Moore colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 51%.
LRV 56.4: light
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 56.4, Inner Balance is lighter than 61% of Benjamin Moore colors. The most forgiving range for whole-house walls. Keeps rooms bright without glare.
Closest Sherwin-Williams match to Inner Balance
Ranked by CIEDE2000 color difference (ΔE) computed from published RGB values. Below 2 is hard to tell apart on the wall; above 4 is a different color.
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ancient Marble | SW 6162 | 1.32 | Very close | |
| Cargo Pants | SW 7738 | 1.56 | Very close | |
| Simple Stone | SW 9521 | 1.59 | Very close |
Closest Behr match to Inner Balance
Ranked by CIEDE2000 color difference (ΔE) computed from published RGB values. Below 2 is hard to tell apart on the wall; above 4 is a different color. Behr does not publish LRV, so Behr values here are estimates.
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dune Grass | N340-2 | 0.50 | Practically identical | |
| Coliseum Marble | PPU8-16 | 0.83 | Practically identical | |
| Still Moment | MQ6-59 | 1.24 | Very close |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coastal Fog | 976 | 0.75 | Practically identical | |
| Florentine Plaster | CC-520 | 0.75 | Practically identical | |
| Doily | CSP-130 | 1.41 | Very close | |
| Grant Beige | HC-83 | 1.45 | Very close | |
| York Gray | CW-45 | 1.51 | Very close | |
| Gray Mirage | 2142-50 | 1.55 | Very close |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Benjamin Moore with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Budding Green CSP-790 · lighter, LRV 59.6
- Rodeo 1534 · lighter, LRV 59.8
- Dusty Miller CSP-755 · lighter, LRV 59.4
- Bleeker Beige HC-80 · darker, LRV 51.7
- Cumulus Cloud 1550 · darker, LRV 52.3
- Paris Rain 1501 · darker, LRV 52.7
Colors that go with Inner Balance
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Feather Soft 1431 · complementary (180°)
- Chocolate Mousse 1025 · analogous (−30°)
- Prescott Green HC-140 · analogous (+30°)
- Blue Bay Marina 1655 · triadic (120°)
- Hidden Sanctuary 1375 · triadic (240°)
Inner Balance vs popular colors
- Revere Pewter (Benjamin Moore HC-172, ΔE 2.3) is about as light, more blue/cool, more muted.
- Manchester Tan (Benjamin Moore HC-81, ΔE 3.1) is lighter (LRV 63.2 vs 56.4), more yellow/warm.
- Accessible Beige (Sherwin-Williams SW 7036, ΔE 3.4) is about as light, more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.