Seagull Gray vs Bancha
Where Seagull Gray belongs to Behr's range, Bancha is a Farrow & Ball color. Hue-wise, Seagull Gray belongs to the greige-grey family and Bancha to the beige-greige family. Seagull Gray (LRV 69) reflects noticeably more light than Bancha (LRV 13), a difference of 55 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Seagull Gray runs yellow while Bancha is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 46.0, the contrast is hard to miss. These aren't variations on a theme — they're two different answers to the same question. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Seagull Gray vs Bancha in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Seagull Gray 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
In a living room, color works across both daylight and evening light — the same wall can read very differently at noon and at 8pm. The LRV gap is large enough that Seagull Gray will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Bancha would.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Seagull Gray reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Bancha.
Bathroom
Bathrooms are one of the few spaces where you're genuinely enclosed by the paint color, which makes the choice between these two more consequential. Seagull Gray reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Bancha.
Color Details
Seagull Gray vs Bancha Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Seagull Gray 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 Seagull Gray comparisons
See how Seagull Gray stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 83 vs 69, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 69 vs 6, Seagull Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
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Seagull Gray reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 69 vs 52, Seagull Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Seagull Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 69 vs 60), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 11-point LRV gap (69 vs 58) makes Seagull Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 69 vs 27, Seagull Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
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Seagull Gray reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 69 vs 55, Seagull Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 69 vs 44, Seagull Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 69), opening up a space where Seagull Gray encloses it.
Seagull Gray reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
A 3-point LRV gap (69 vs 66) makes Seagull Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
A 6-point LRV gap (74 vs 69) makes Shoji White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 83 vs 69, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 69 vs 12, Seagull Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 69 vs 68), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Seagull Gray reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
With LRVs of 69 and 68, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Seagull Gray reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.
At LRV 69 vs 12, Seagull Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 69 vs 45, Seagull Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Seagull Gray reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Seagull Gray reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Seagull Gray reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Seagull Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 69 vs 57), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Just Walnut reads slightly lighter (LRV 72 vs 69), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.