Delray Gray vs Bancha
Where Delray Gray belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Bancha is a Farrow & Ball color. Hue-wise, Delray Gray belongs to the grey family and Bancha to the beige-greige family. Delray Gray (LRV 35) reflects noticeably more light than Bancha (LRV 13), a difference of 22 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Delray Gray runs blue while Bancha is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 30.9, 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.
Delray Gray vs Bancha in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Delray 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 Delray Gray will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Bancha would.
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. Delray 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. Delray Gray reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Bancha.
Color Details
Delray Gray vs Bancha Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Delray 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.
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