Annapolis Gray vs Bancha
Where Annapolis Gray 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. Annapolis Gray (LRV 51) reflects noticeably more light than Bancha (LRV 13), a difference of 37 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Annapolis Gray runs red while Bancha is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 36.2, 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 5 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Annapolis Gray vs Bancha in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Seeing Annapolis 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 Annapolis 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. Annapolis 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. Annapolis Gray reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Bancha.
House
Seen across an entire facade, subtle tonal differences become pronounced. What reads as nearly the same on a chip often reads as clearly different at scale. Annapolis Gray reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Bancha.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. Annapolis Gray reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Bancha.
Color Details
Annapolis Gray vs Bancha Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Annapolis 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 Annapolis Gray comparisons
See how Annapolis Gray stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 51), opening up a space where Annapolis Gray encloses it.
At LRV 69 vs 51, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
Annapolis Gray reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 52 vs 51), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 51 vs 30, Annapolis Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 52 and 51, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 10-point LRV gap (60 vs 51) makes Agreeable Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
Accessible Beige reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 51), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Annapolis Gray reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
A 7-point LRV gap (51 vs 43) makes Annapolis Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 51 vs 4, Annapolis Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 51), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Annapolis Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 51 vs 44), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 84 vs 51, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 51 vs 21, Annapolis Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 51), opening up a space where Annapolis Gray encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 51), opening up a space where Annapolis Gray encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 51), opening up a space where Annapolis Gray encloses it.
Annapolis Gray reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 51), opening up a space where Annapolis Gray encloses it.
A 10-point LRV gap (51 vs 41) makes Annapolis Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 68 vs 51, Calamine is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 51 vs 25, Annapolis Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Annapolis Gray reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Annapolis Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 51 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 51 vs 31, Annapolis Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 51 vs 7, Annapolis Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 51 vs 24, Annapolis Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
A 7-point LRV gap (57 vs 51) makes Guilford Green the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 72 vs 51, Just Walnut is decisively the brighter choice.