Witching Hour vs Bancha
Where Witching Hour belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Bancha is a Farrow & Ball color. Hue-wise, Witching Hour belongs to the blue-grey family and Bancha to the beige-greige family. Bancha (LRV 13) reflects noticeably more light than Witching Hour (LRV 9), a difference of 5 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Witching Hour runs blue while Bancha is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 27.7, 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 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Witching Hour vs Bancha in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Witching Hour 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 brightness difference is modest but present — Bancha gives the walls a little more lift.
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 reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
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 reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. Bancha reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
Witching Hour vs Bancha Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Witching Hour 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 Witching Hour comparisons
See how Witching Hour stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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At LRV 60 vs 9, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 9), opening up a space where Witching Hour encloses it.
Denim Drift reflects far more light (LRV 27 vs 9), opening up a space where Witching Hour encloses it.
At LRV 43 vs 9, French Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (9 vs 4) makes Witching Hour the marginally brighter of the two.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 9), opening up a space where Witching Hour encloses it.
Hardwick White reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 9), opening up a space where Witching Hour encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 9, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 21 vs 9, Artichoke is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 9), opening up a space where Witching Hour encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 9), opening up a space where Witching Hour encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 9), opening up a space where Witching Hour encloses it.
At LRV 51 vs 9, Pigeon is decisively the brighter choice.
Pewter Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 12 vs 9), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 9 and 8, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
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At LRV 41 vs 9, Dix Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Vintage Vogue reads slightly lighter (LRV 12 vs 9), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Saybrook Sage reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 9), opening up a space where Witching Hour encloses it.
At LRV 31 vs 9, Pale Green is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 9 vs 7), so neither reads brighter in a room.