Lafayette Green vs Bancha
Where Lafayette Green belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Bancha is a Farrow & Ball color. Hue-wise, Lafayette Green belongs to the green-grey family and Bancha to the beige-greige family. Bancha (LRV 13) reflects noticeably more light than Lafayette Green (LRV 11), a difference of 3 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Lafayette Green runs green while Bancha is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 17.5, 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 7 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Lafayette Green vs Bancha in Real Spaces
7 real rooms side by side. Seeing Lafayette Green 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 temperature contrast between Bancha and Lafayette Green is what sets these apart most in this context.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Bancha brings more warmth to the space, while Lafayette Green keeps things cooler and crisper.
Dining Room
A dining room lit by a dimmed pendant or candles is one of the most forgiving environments for paint — warm light softens almost everything. Lafayette Green reads more restrained here, while Bancha adds a sense of enclosure and warmth.
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 brings more warmth to the space, while Lafayette Green keeps things cooler and crisper.
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. Bancha brings more warmth to the space, while Lafayette Green keeps things cooler and crisper.
Front Door
A front door is a focal point — small color differences read clearly at this concentrated scale. The temperature contrast between Bancha and Lafayette Green is what sets these apart most in this context.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. Bancha brings more warmth to the space, while Lafayette Green keeps things cooler and crisper.
Color Details
Lafayette Green vs Bancha Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Lafayette Green 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 Lafayette Green comparisons
See how Lafayette Green stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 83 vs 11, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 11), opening up a space where Lafayette Green encloses it.
A 5-point LRV gap (11 vs 6) makes Lafayette Green the marginally brighter of the two.
Purbeck Stone reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 11), opening up a space where Lafayette Green encloses it.
Evergreen Fog reflects far more light (LRV 30 vs 11), opening up a space where Lafayette Green encloses it.
At LRV 52 vs 11, Mizzle is decisively the brighter choice.
Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 11), opening up a space where Lafayette Green encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 11, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 27 vs 11, Denim Drift is decisively the brighter choice.
French Gray reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 11), opening up a space where Lafayette Green encloses it.
Lafayette Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 11 vs 4), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 55 vs 11, Tranquil Dawn is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 44 vs 11, Hardwick White is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 11), opening up a space where Lafayette Green encloses it.
Artichoke reads slightly lighter (LRV 21 vs 11), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 66 vs 11, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 11, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 11, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 12 vs 11), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 68 vs 11, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Dix Blue reflects far more light (LRV 41 vs 11), opening up a space where Lafayette Green encloses it.
Calamine reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 11), opening up a space where Lafayette Green encloses it.
Treron reflects far more light (LRV 25 vs 11), opening up a space where Lafayette Green encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 12 vs 11), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 45 vs 11, Saybrook Sage is decisively the brighter choice.
Pale Green reflects far more light (LRV 31 vs 11), opening up a space where Lafayette Green encloses it.
Lafayette Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 11 vs 7), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Cement grey reflects far more light (LRV 24 vs 11), opening up a space where Lafayette Green encloses it.
Guilford Green reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 11), opening up a space where Lafayette Green encloses it.
Just Walnut reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 11), opening up a space where Lafayette Green encloses it.