Buxton Blue vs Bancha
Where Buxton Blue belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Bancha is a Farrow & Ball color. Buxton Blue reads as blue, while Bancha reads as beige-greige — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Buxton Blue (LRV 45) reflects noticeably more light than Bancha (LRV 13), a difference of 32 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Buxton 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 37.5, 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 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Buxton Blue vs Bancha in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Buxton 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.
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 Buxton Blue 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. Buxton Blue 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. Buxton Blue 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. Buxton Blue reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Bancha.
Color Details
Buxton Blue vs Bancha Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Buxton 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 Buxton Blue comparisons
See how Buxton Blue stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 45), opening up a space where Buxton Blue encloses it.
At LRV 69 vs 45, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
Buxton Blue reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
A 7-point LRV gap (52 vs 45) makes Purbeck Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 45 vs 30, Buxton Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Mizzle reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 60 vs 45, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 45), opening up a space where Buxton Blue encloses it.
Buxton Blue reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 45 vs 43), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 45 vs 4, Buxton Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 45 and 44, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 84 vs 45, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 45 vs 21, Buxton Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 45), opening up a space where Buxton Blue encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 45), opening up a space where Buxton Blue encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 45), opening up a space where Buxton Blue encloses it.
Buxton Blue reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 45), opening up a space where Buxton Blue encloses it.
A 4-point LRV gap (45 vs 41) makes Buxton Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 68 vs 45, Calamine is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 45 vs 25, Buxton Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Buxton Blue reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
With LRVs of 45 and 45, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 45 vs 31, Buxton Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 45 vs 7, Buxton Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 45 vs 24, Buxton Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 57 vs 45, Guilford Green is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 72 vs 45, Just Walnut is decisively the brighter choice.