Lemon Slice vs Bancha
Where Lemon Slice belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Bancha is a Farrow & Ball color. Lemon Slice reads as beige, while Bancha reads as beige-greige — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Lemon Slice (LRV 41) reflects noticeably more light than Bancha (LRV 13), a difference of 28 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 32.2, 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.
Lemon Slice vs Bancha in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Seeing Lemon Slice 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 Lemon Slice 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. Lemon Slice 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. Lemon Slice 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. Lemon Slice 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. Lemon Slice reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Bancha.
Color Details
Lemon Slice vs Bancha Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Lemon Slice 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 Lemon Slice comparisons
See how Lemon Slice stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 41), opening up a space where Lemon Slice encloses it.
At LRV 69 vs 41, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
Lemon Slice reflects far more light (LRV 41 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
A 11-point LRV gap (52 vs 41) makes Purbeck Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
A 11-point LRV gap (41 vs 30) makes Lemon Slice the marginally brighter of the two.
Mizzle reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 41), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 60 vs 41, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 41), opening up a space where Lemon Slice encloses it.
Lemon Slice reflects far more light (LRV 41 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 43 vs 41), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 41 vs 4, Lemon Slice is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 41), opening up a space where Lemon Slice encloses it.
With LRVs of 44 and 41, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 84 vs 41, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 41 vs 21, Lemon Slice is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 41), opening up a space where Lemon Slice encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 41), opening up a space where Lemon Slice encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 41), opening up a space where Lemon Slice encloses it.
Lemon Slice reflects far more light (LRV 41 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 41), opening up a space where Lemon Slice encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 41 vs 41), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 68 vs 41, Calamine is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 41 vs 25, Lemon Slice is decisively the brighter choice.
Lemon Slice reflects far more light (LRV 41 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Saybrook Sage reads slightly lighter (LRV 45 vs 41), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 10-point LRV gap (41 vs 31) makes Lemon Slice the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 41 vs 7, Lemon Slice is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 41 vs 24, Lemon Slice is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 57 vs 41, Guilford Green is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 72 vs 41, Just Walnut is decisively the brighter choice.