A Little Faded vs Bancha
Where A Little Faded belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Bancha is a Farrow & Ball color. Hue-wise, A Little Faded belongs to the greige-grey family and Bancha to the beige-greige family. A Little Faded (LRV 29) reflects noticeably more light than Bancha (LRV 13), a difference of 16 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 22.6, 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 5 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
A Little Faded vs Bancha in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Seeing A Little Faded 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 LRV gap is large enough that A Little Faded will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Bancha would.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. A Little Faded reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Bancha.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. A Little Faded reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Bancha.
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. A Little Faded returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
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. A Little Faded reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Bancha.
Color Details
A Little Faded vs Bancha Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see A Little Faded 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 A Little Faded comparisons
See how A Little Faded stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 29), opening up a space where A Little Faded encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 29, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 29 vs 6, A Little Faded is decisively the brighter choice.
Purbeck Stone reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 29), opening up a space where A Little Faded encloses it.
With LRVs of 30 and 29, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 52 vs 29, Mizzle is decisively the brighter choice.
Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 29), opening up a space where A Little Faded encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 29, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 29 vs 27), so neither reads brighter in a room.
French Gray reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 29), opening up a space where A Little Faded encloses it.
A Little Faded reflects far more light (LRV 29 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 55 vs 29, Tranquil Dawn is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 44 vs 29, Hardwick White is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 29), opening up a space where A Little Faded encloses it.
A Little Faded reads slightly lighter (LRV 29 vs 21), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 66 vs 29, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 29, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 29, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
Pigeon reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 29), opening up a space where A Little Faded encloses it.
At LRV 29 vs 12, A Little Faded is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 29 vs 8, A Little Faded is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 29, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Dix Blue reflects far more light (LRV 41 vs 29), opening up a space where A Little Faded encloses it.
At LRV 29 vs 12, A Little Faded is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 45 vs 29, Saybrook Sage is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 31 and 29, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A Little Faded reflects far more light (LRV 29 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.