Dream State vs Bancha
Where Dream State belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Bancha is a Farrow & Ball color. Hue-wise, Dream State belongs to the pink-red family and Bancha to the beige-greige family. Dream State (LRV 75) reflects noticeably more light than Bancha (LRV 13), a difference of 62 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 50.8, 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.
Dream State vs Bancha in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Seeing Dream State 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 Dream State 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. Dream State 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. Dream State 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. Dream State 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. Dream State reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Bancha.
Color Details
Dream State vs Bancha Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Dream State 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 Dream State comparisons
See how Dream State stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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At LRV 75 vs 6, Dream State is decisively the brighter choice.
Dream State reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Dream State reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 75 vs 52, Dream State is decisively the brighter choice.
Dream State reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 75 vs 58, Dream State is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 75 vs 27, Dream State is decisively the brighter choice.
Dream State reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Dream State reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 75 vs 55, Dream State is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 75 vs 44, Dream State is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reads slightly lighter (LRV 84 vs 75), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Dream State reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
A 9-point LRV gap (75 vs 66) makes Dream State the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 75 vs 74), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 8-point LRV gap (83 vs 75) makes Snowbound the marginally brighter of the two.
Dream State reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 51), opening up a space where Pigeon encloses it.
At LRV 75 vs 12, Dream State is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 75 vs 8, Dream State is decisively the brighter choice.
A 7-point LRV gap (75 vs 68) makes Dream State the marginally brighter of the two.
Dream State reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 75 vs 12, Dream State is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 75 vs 45, Dream State is decisively the brighter choice.
Dream State reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Dream State reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.