Sweet Salmon vs Bancha
Where Sweet Salmon belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Bancha is a Farrow & Ball color. Hue-wise, Sweet Salmon belongs to the beige family and Bancha to the beige-greige family. Sweet Salmon (LRV 78) reflects noticeably more light than Bancha (LRV 13), a difference of 65 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Sweet Salmon runs red while Bancha is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 50.4, the contrast is hard to miss. These aren't variations on a theme — they're two different answers to the same question. Below, 5 simulated room previews show how each color reads at scale — real-room photos will be added as they become available.
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Sweet Salmon vs Bancha Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Sweet Salmon 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 Sweet Salmon comparisons
See how Sweet Salmon stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Sweet Salmon reads slightly lighter (LRV 78 vs 69), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 5-point LRV gap (83 vs 78) makes White Dove the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 78 vs 6, Sweet Salmon is decisively the brighter choice.
Sweet Salmon reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Sweet Salmon reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 78 vs 52, Sweet Salmon is decisively the brighter choice.
Sweet Salmon reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 78 vs 58, Sweet Salmon is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 78 vs 27, Sweet Salmon is decisively the brighter choice.
Sweet Salmon reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Sweet Salmon reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 78 vs 55, Sweet Salmon is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 78 vs 44, Sweet Salmon is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reads slightly lighter (LRV 84 vs 78), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Sweet Salmon reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
At LRV 78 vs 66, Sweet Salmon is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (78 vs 74) makes Sweet Salmon the marginally brighter of the two.
A 4-point LRV gap (83 vs 78) makes Snowbound the marginally brighter of the two.
Sweet Salmon reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 51), opening up a space where Pigeon encloses it.
At LRV 78 vs 12, Sweet Salmon is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 78 vs 8, Sweet Salmon is decisively the brighter choice.
A 10-point LRV gap (78 vs 68) makes Sweet Salmon the marginally brighter of the two.
Sweet Salmon reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 78 vs 12, Sweet Salmon is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 78 vs 45, Sweet Salmon is decisively the brighter choice.
Sweet Salmon reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Sweet Salmon reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.