Chinese Jade vs Bancha
Chinese Jade (Behr) and Bancha (Farrow & Ball) come from different manufacturers. Hue-wise, Chinese Jade belongs to the yellow family and Bancha to the beige-greige family. The 47-point LRV gap — 61 for Chinese Jade vs 13 for Bancha — means Chinese Jade will open up a space more effectively. Where Chinese Jade leans green, Bancha reads warm — a distinction that shifts noticeably depending on the light source and surrounding finishes. A ΔE of 40.0 puts these firmly in different territory — two distinct design choices rather than close alternatives. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Chinese Jade vs Bancha in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Chinese Jade and Bancha in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
Living Room
A living room wall sees more varied light than almost any other surface in the house, which makes the choice between these two more nuanced than a chip suggests. Chinese Jade reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Bancha.
Bedroom
Bedrooms are typically lit with warmer, lower light than the rest of the house — a condition that flatters warm tones and deepens cool ones. Chinese Jade returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Color Details
Chinese Jade vs Bancha Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Chinese Jade on one side and Bancha on the other.
Digital color is approximate. These simulations are generated from the manufacturer's hex values and overlaid on grayscale room photos — your screen's calibration, brightness, and viewing angle all affect how they render. Before committing to either color, test physical samples in your own space under the light you actually live with.
More Chinese Jade comparisons
See how Chinese Jade stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 61), opening up a space where Chinese Jade encloses it.
A 8-point LRV gap (69 vs 61) makes Ammonite the marginally brighter of the two.
Chinese Jade reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
A 9-point LRV gap (61 vs 52) makes Chinese Jade the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 61 vs 30, Chinese Jade is decisively the brighter choice.
Chinese Jade reads slightly lighter (LRV 61 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 61 vs 60), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Chinese Jade reads slightly lighter (LRV 61 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Chinese Jade reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 61 vs 43, Chinese Jade is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 61 vs 4, Chinese Jade is decisively the brighter choice.
Chinese Jade reads slightly lighter (LRV 61 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Chinese Jade reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 61, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 61 vs 21, Chinese Jade is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 61), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 61), opening up a space where Chinese Jade encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 61), opening up a space where Chinese Jade encloses it.
Chinese Jade reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 61), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 61 vs 41, Chinese Jade is decisively the brighter choice.
A 7-point LRV gap (68 vs 61) makes Calamine the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 61 vs 25, Chinese Jade is decisively the brighter choice.
Chinese Jade reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Chinese Jade reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 61 vs 31, Chinese Jade is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 61 vs 7, Chinese Jade is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 61 vs 24, Chinese Jade is decisively the brighter choice.
A 3-point LRV gap (61 vs 57) makes Chinese Jade the marginally brighter of the two.
A 11-point LRV gap (72 vs 61) makes Just Walnut the marginally brighter of the two.