Havana Tan vs Bancha
Havana Tan is a Benjamin Moore color while Bancha comes from Farrow & Ball. Hue-wise, Havana Tan belongs to the beige family and Bancha to the beige-greige family. At LRV 61 vs 13, Havana Tan will read as the brighter of the two — a 47-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. The tonal difference — Havana Tan's red character against Bancha's warm — becomes most visible against white trim or in morning light. At ΔE 41.0, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Havana Tan vs Bancha in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Havana Tan 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
Living rooms test a color across a full range of conditions — morning sun, afternoon shade, and evening lamp light all shift how both of these read. Havana Tan returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Bathroom
Bathrooms amplify color — the enclosed space and reflective surfaces make what reads subtle elsewhere feel more present here. The LRV gap is large enough that Havana Tan will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Bancha would.
Home Office
In a home office, wall color sits in your peripheral vision for hours at a time, so temperature and undertone matter more than you might expect. The LRV gap is large enough that Havana Tan will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Bancha would.
Color Details
Havana Tan vs Bancha Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Havana Tan 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 Havana Tan comparisons
See how Havana Tan stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Ammonite reads slightly lighter (LRV 69 vs 61), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 83 vs 61, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 61 vs 6, Havana Tan is decisively the brighter choice.
Havana Tan reads slightly lighter (LRV 61 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Havana Tan reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
A 9-point LRV gap (61 vs 52) makes Havana Tan the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 61 and 60, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 3-point LRV gap (61 vs 58) makes Havana Tan the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 61 vs 27, Havana Tan is decisively the brighter choice.
Havana Tan reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Havana Tan reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (61 vs 55) makes Havana Tan the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 61 vs 44, Havana Tan is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 61), opening up a space where Havana Tan encloses it.
Havana Tan reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
A 5-point LRV gap (66 vs 61) makes Balboa Mist the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 74 vs 61, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 61, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
Havana Tan reads slightly lighter (LRV 61 vs 51), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 61 vs 12, Havana Tan is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 61 vs 8, Havana Tan is decisively the brighter choice.
A 7-point LRV gap (68 vs 61) makes Skimming Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
Havana Tan reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 61 vs 12, Havana Tan is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 61 vs 45, Havana Tan is decisively the brighter choice.
Havana Tan reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Havana Tan reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.