Frosted Toffee vs Bancha

Frosted ToffeeBenjamin MoorevsBanchaFarrow & BallΔE 43.7Very different colors

Frosted Toffee is a Benjamin Moore color while Bancha comes from Farrow & Ball. Both sit in the beige-greige family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. At LRV 64 vs 13, Frosted Toffee will read as the brighter of the two — a 51-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. The tonal difference — Frosted Toffee's red character against Bancha's warm — becomes most visible against white trim or in morning light. At ΔE 43.7, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.

Frosted Toffee vs Bancha in Real Spaces

1 real room side by side. Seeing Frosted Toffee 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.

Bedroom

Bedroom walls are often seen under warm artificial light, a context that shifts both colors from how they look on a chip. The LRV gap is large enough that Frosted Toffee will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Bancha would.

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Color Details

Frosted Toffee
Benjamin Moore · 988
Hex#DED3C6
LRV63.9
BrandBenjamin Moore
Number988
UndertoneRed
TemperatureWarm
BrightnessLight
Bancha
Farrow & Ball · 298
Hex#686a47
LRV13.3
BrandFarrow & Ball
Number298
Undertone
TemperatureWarm
BrightnessDark

Frosted Toffee vs Bancha Simulated Comparison

5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Frosted Toffee on one side and Bancha on the other.

Bathroom
Bedroom
House
Kitchen Cabinets
Living Room

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 Frosted Toffee comparisons

See how Frosted Toffee stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.

Frosted Toffee
White Dove
Frosted Toffee
White Dove
Benjamin Moore
Frosted Toffee
988 · LRV 64

At LRV 83 vs 64, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.

Frosted Toffee
Ammonite
Frosted Toffee
Ammonite
Benjamin Moore
Frosted Toffee
988 · LRV 64
Farrow & Ball
Ammonite
LRV 69

Ammonite reads slightly lighter (LRV 69 vs 64), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Frosted Toffee
Iron Ore
Frosted Toffee
Iron Ore
Benjamin Moore
Frosted Toffee
988 · LRV 64

At LRV 64 vs 6, Frosted Toffee is decisively the brighter choice.

Frosted Toffee
Purbeck Stone
Frosted Toffee
Purbeck Stone
Benjamin Moore
Frosted Toffee
988 · LRV 64

Frosted Toffee reads slightly lighter (LRV 64 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Frosted Toffee
Evergreen Fog
Frosted Toffee
Evergreen Fog
Benjamin Moore
Frosted Toffee
988 · LRV 64

Frosted Toffee reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.

Frosted Toffee
Mizzle
Frosted Toffee
Mizzle
Benjamin Moore
Frosted Toffee
988 · LRV 64
Farrow & Ball
Mizzle
LRV 52

At LRV 64 vs 52, Frosted Toffee is decisively the brighter choice.

Frosted Toffee
Agreeable Gray
Frosted Toffee
Agreeable Gray
Benjamin Moore
Frosted Toffee
988 · LRV 64

Frosted Toffee reads slightly lighter (LRV 64 vs 60), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Frosted Toffee
Accessible Beige
Frosted Toffee
Accessible Beige
Benjamin Moore
Frosted Toffee
988 · LRV 64

A 6-point LRV gap (64 vs 58) makes Frosted Toffee the marginally brighter of the two.

Frosted Toffee
Denim Drift
Frosted Toffee
Denim Drift
Benjamin Moore
Frosted Toffee
988 · LRV 64

At LRV 64 vs 27, Frosted Toffee is decisively the brighter choice.

Frosted Toffee
French Gray
Frosted Toffee
French Gray
Benjamin Moore
Frosted Toffee
988 · LRV 64

Frosted Toffee reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.

Frosted Toffee
Naval
Frosted Toffee
Naval
Benjamin Moore
Frosted Toffee
988 · LRV 64
Sherwin-Williams
Naval
LRV 4

Frosted Toffee reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.

Frosted Toffee
Tranquil Dawn
Frosted Toffee
Tranquil Dawn
Benjamin Moore
Frosted Toffee
988 · LRV 64

A 9-point LRV gap (64 vs 55) makes Frosted Toffee the marginally brighter of the two.

Frosted Toffee
Hardwick White
Frosted Toffee
Hardwick White
Benjamin Moore
Frosted Toffee
988 · LRV 64

At LRV 64 vs 44, Frosted Toffee is decisively the brighter choice.

Frosted Toffee
Pure White
Frosted Toffee
Pure White
Benjamin Moore
Frosted Toffee
988 · LRV 64

Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 64), opening up a space where Frosted Toffee encloses it.

Frosted Toffee
Artichoke
Frosted Toffee
Artichoke
Benjamin Moore
Frosted Toffee
988 · LRV 64
Sherwin-Williams
Artichoke
LRV 21

Frosted Toffee reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.

Balboa Mist
Frosted Toffee
Balboa Mist
Frosted Toffee
Benjamin Moore
Frosted Toffee
988 · LRV 64

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 66 vs 64), so neither reads brighter in a room.

Frosted Toffee
Shoji White
Frosted Toffee
Shoji White
Benjamin Moore
Frosted Toffee
988 · LRV 64

A 10-point LRV gap (74 vs 64) makes Shoji White the marginally brighter of the two.

Frosted Toffee
Snowbound
Frosted Toffee
Snowbound
Benjamin Moore
Frosted Toffee
988 · LRV 64
Sherwin-Williams
Snowbound
LRV 83

At LRV 83 vs 64, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.

Frosted Toffee
Pewter Green
Frosted Toffee
Pewter Green
Benjamin Moore
Frosted Toffee
988 · LRV 64

At LRV 64 vs 12, Frosted Toffee is decisively the brighter choice.

Frosted Toffee
Skimming Stone
Frosted Toffee
Skimming Stone
Benjamin Moore
Frosted Toffee
988 · LRV 64

A 4-point LRV gap (68 vs 64) makes Skimming Stone the marginally brighter of the two.

Frosted Toffee
Dix Blue
Frosted Toffee
Dix Blue
Benjamin Moore
Frosted Toffee
988 · LRV 64
Farrow & Ball
Dix Blue
LRV 41

Frosted Toffee reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.

Frosted Toffee
Calamine
Frosted Toffee
Calamine
Benjamin Moore
Frosted Toffee
988 · LRV 64
Farrow & Ball
Calamine
LRV 68

Calamine reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 64), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Frosted Toffee
Treron
Frosted Toffee
Treron
Benjamin Moore
Frosted Toffee
988 · LRV 64
Farrow & Ball
Treron
LRV 25

Frosted Toffee reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.

Frosted Toffee
Vintage Vogue
Frosted Toffee
Vintage Vogue
Benjamin Moore
Frosted Toffee
988 · LRV 64

At LRV 64 vs 12, Frosted Toffee is decisively the brighter choice.

Frosted Toffee
Saybrook Sage
Frosted Toffee
Saybrook Sage
Benjamin Moore
Frosted Toffee
988 · LRV 64

At LRV 64 vs 45, Frosted Toffee is decisively the brighter choice.

Frosted Toffee
Pale Green
Frosted Toffee
Pale Green
Benjamin Moore
Frosted Toffee
988 · LRV 64
RAL ClassicClassic
Pale Green
LRV 31

Frosted Toffee reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.

Frosted Toffee
Pine Needle
Frosted Toffee
Pine Needle
Benjamin Moore
Frosted Toffee
988 · LRV 64

Frosted Toffee reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.

Frosted Toffee
Cement grey
Frosted Toffee
Cement grey
Benjamin Moore
Frosted Toffee
988 · LRV 64
RAL ClassicClassic
Cement grey
LRV 24

Frosted Toffee reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.

Frosted Toffee
Guilford Green
Frosted Toffee
Guilford Green
Benjamin Moore
Frosted Toffee
988 · LRV 64

Frosted Toffee reads slightly lighter (LRV 64 vs 57), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Frosted Toffee
Just Walnut
Frosted Toffee
Just Walnut
Benjamin Moore
Frosted Toffee
988 · LRV 64

Just Walnut reads slightly lighter (LRV 72 vs 64), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

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