Baffin Island vs Bancha
Where Baffin Island belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Bancha is a Farrow & Ball color. These are both beige-greiges, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within beige-greige to land. Baffin Island (LRV 46) reflects noticeably more light than Bancha (LRV 13), a difference of 33 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Baffin Island runs yellow and red while Bancha is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 31.0, 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 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Baffin Island vs Bancha in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Baffin Island 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 Baffin Island will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Bancha would.
Color Details
Baffin Island vs Bancha Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Baffin Island 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 Baffin Island comparisons
See how Baffin Island stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 69 vs 46, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 46), opening up a space where Baffin Island encloses it.
Baffin Island reflects far more light (LRV 46 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (52 vs 46) makes Purbeck Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 46 vs 30, Baffin Island is decisively the brighter choice.
Mizzle reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 46), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 60 vs 46, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 46), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Baffin Island reflects far more light (LRV 46 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 46 vs 43), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 46 vs 4, Baffin Island is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 46), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 46 and 44, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 84 vs 46, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 46 vs 21, Baffin Island is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 46), opening up a space where Baffin Island encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 46), opening up a space where Baffin Island encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 46), opening up a space where Baffin Island encloses it.
A 4-point LRV gap (51 vs 46) makes Pigeon the marginally brighter of the two.
Baffin Island reflects far more light (LRV 46 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Baffin Island reflects far more light (LRV 46 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 46), opening up a space where Baffin Island encloses it.
A 5-point LRV gap (46 vs 41) makes Baffin Island the marginally brighter of the two.
Baffin Island reflects far more light (LRV 46 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
With LRVs of 46 and 45, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 46 vs 31, Baffin Island is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 46 vs 7, Baffin Island is decisively the brighter choice.