Bayville Blue vs Bancha
Where Bayville Blue belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Bancha is a Farrow & Ball color. Hue-wise, Bayville Blue belongs to the blue family and Bancha to the beige-greige family. Bayville Blue (LRV 39) reflects noticeably more light than Bancha (LRV 13), a difference of 26 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Bayville Blue runs blue while Bancha is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 41.2, 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 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Bayville Blue vs Bancha in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Bayville Blue 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.
Dining Room
A dining room lit by a dimmed pendant or candles is one of the most forgiving environments for paint — warm light softens almost everything. Bayville Blue returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Color Details
Bayville Blue vs Bancha Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Bayville Blue 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 Bayville Blue comparisons
See how Bayville Blue stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 69 vs 39, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
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Bayville Blue reflects far more light (LRV 39 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 52 vs 39, Purbeck Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
A 8-point LRV gap (39 vs 30) makes Bayville Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
Mizzle reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 39), opening up a space where Bayville Blue encloses it.
At LRV 60 vs 39, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 39), opening up a space where Bayville Blue encloses it.
Bayville Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 39 vs 27), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 4-point LRV gap (43 vs 39) makes French Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 39 vs 4, Bayville Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 39), opening up a space where Bayville Blue encloses it.
Hardwick White reads slightly lighter (LRV 44 vs 39), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 84 vs 39, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 39 vs 21, Bayville Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 39), opening up a space where Bayville Blue encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 39), opening up a space where Bayville Blue encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 39), opening up a space where Bayville Blue encloses it.
A 12-point LRV gap (51 vs 39) makes Pigeon the marginally brighter of the two.
Bayville Blue reflects far more light (LRV 39 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Bayville Blue reflects far more light (LRV 39 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 39), opening up a space where Bayville Blue encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 41 vs 39), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Bayville Blue reflects far more light (LRV 39 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Saybrook Sage reads slightly lighter (LRV 45 vs 39), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 8-point LRV gap (39 vs 31) makes Bayville Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 39 vs 7, Bayville Blue is decisively the brighter choice.