Dark Teal vs Bancha
Where Dark Teal belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Bancha is a Farrow & Ball color. Dark Teal reads as blue, while Bancha reads as beige-greige — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Bancha (LRV 13) reflects noticeably more light than Dark Teal (LRV 10), a difference of 3 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Dark Teal runs blue while Bancha is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 29.9, 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 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Dark Teal vs Bancha in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Dark Teal 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 brightness difference is modest but present — Bancha gives the walls a little more lift.
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. Bancha reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
Dark Teal vs Bancha Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Dark Teal 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 Dark Teal comparisons
See how Dark Teal stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 83 vs 10, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
Purbeck Stone reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 10), opening up a space where Dark Teal encloses it.
Evergreen Fog reflects far more light (LRV 30 vs 10), opening up a space where Dark Teal encloses it.
Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 10), opening up a space where Dark Teal encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 10, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 27 vs 10, Denim Drift is decisively the brighter choice.
French Gray reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 10), opening up a space where Dark Teal encloses it.
At LRV 55 vs 10, Tranquil Dawn is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 44 vs 10, Hardwick White is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 10), opening up a space where Dark Teal encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 10, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 10, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 12 vs 10), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 10 vs 8), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 68 vs 10, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 12 vs 10), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 45 vs 10, Saybrook Sage is decisively the brighter choice.
Pale Green reflects far more light (LRV 31 vs 10), opening up a space where Dark Teal encloses it.
Dark Teal reads slightly lighter (LRV 10 vs 7), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.