Ally's Earring vs Bancha
Where Ally's Earring belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Bancha is a Farrow & Ball color. Both sit in the beige-greige family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. Ally's Earring (LRV 73) reflects noticeably more light than Bancha (LRV 13), a difference of 60 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Both lean warm, so they'll behave similarly in mixed or changing light conditions. With a ΔE of 46.9, the contrast is hard to miss. These aren't variations on a theme — they're two different answers to the same question. Below, 5 simulated room previews show how each color reads at scale — real-room photos will be added as they become available.
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Ally's Earring vs Bancha Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Ally's Earring 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 Ally's Earring comparisons
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A 10-point LRV gap (83 vs 73) makes White Dove the marginally brighter of the two.
Ally's Earring reads slightly lighter (LRV 73 vs 69), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 73 vs 6, Ally's Earring is decisively the brighter choice.
Ally's Earring reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Ally's Earring reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 73 vs 52, Ally's Earring is decisively the brighter choice.
Ally's Earring reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 73 vs 58, Ally's Earring is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 73 vs 27, Ally's Earring is decisively the brighter choice.
Ally's Earring reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Ally's Earring reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 73 vs 55, Ally's Earring is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 73 vs 44, Ally's Earring is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reads slightly lighter (LRV 84 vs 73), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Ally's Earring reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
A 7-point LRV gap (73 vs 66) makes Ally's Earring the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 74 vs 73), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 10-point LRV gap (83 vs 73) makes Snowbound the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 73 vs 12, Ally's Earring is decisively the brighter choice.
A 5-point LRV gap (73 vs 68) makes Ally's Earring the marginally brighter of the two.
Ally's Earring reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
Ally's Earring reads slightly lighter (LRV 73 vs 68), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Ally's Earring reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.
At LRV 73 vs 12, Ally's Earring is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 73 vs 45, Ally's Earring is decisively the brighter choice.
Ally's Earring reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Ally's Earring reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Ally's Earring reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Ally's Earring reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 57), opening up a space where Guilford Green encloses it.
With LRVs of 73 and 72, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.