Blue Heron vs Bancha
Where Blue Heron belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Bancha is a Farrow & Ball color. Hue-wise, Blue Heron belongs to the blue-grey family and Bancha to the beige-greige family. Blue Heron (LRV 30) reflects noticeably more light than Bancha (LRV 13), a difference of 17 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 29.6, 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.
Blue Heron vs Bancha in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Seeing Blue Heron 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 Blue Heron 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. Blue Heron 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. Blue Heron 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. Blue Heron 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. Blue Heron reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Bancha.
Color Details
Blue Heron vs Bancha Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Blue Heron 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 Blue Heron comparisons
See how Blue Heron stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 83 vs 30, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 30), opening up a space where Blue Heron encloses it.
At LRV 30 vs 6, Blue Heron is decisively the brighter choice.
Purbeck Stone reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 30), opening up a space where Blue Heron encloses it.
With LRVs of 30 and 30, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 52 vs 30, Mizzle is decisively the brighter choice.
Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 30), opening up a space where Blue Heron encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 30, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 30 vs 27), so neither reads brighter in a room.
French Gray reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 30), opening up a space where Blue Heron encloses it.
Blue Heron reflects far more light (LRV 30 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 55 vs 30, Tranquil Dawn is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 44 vs 30, Hardwick White is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 30), opening up a space where Blue Heron encloses it.
Blue Heron reads slightly lighter (LRV 30 vs 21), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 66 vs 30, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 30, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 30, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 30 vs 12, Blue Heron is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 30, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Dix Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 41 vs 30), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Calamine reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 30), opening up a space where Blue Heron encloses it.
Blue Heron reads slightly lighter (LRV 30 vs 25), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 30 vs 12, Blue Heron is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 45 vs 30, Saybrook Sage is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 31 and 30, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Blue Heron reflects far more light (LRV 30 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Blue Heron reads slightly lighter (LRV 30 vs 24), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Guilford Green reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 30), opening up a space where Blue Heron encloses it.
Just Walnut reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 30), opening up a space where Blue Heron encloses it.