Paper vs Bancha
Where Paper belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Bancha is a Farrow & Ball color. Both sit in the beige-greige family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. Paper (LRV 88) reflects noticeably more light than Bancha (LRV 13), a difference of 75 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 54.2, 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.
Paper vs Bancha in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Seeing Paper 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 Paper 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. Paper 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. Paper 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. Paper returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Color Details
Paper vs Bancha Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Paper 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 Paper comparisons
See how Paper stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Paper reads slightly lighter (LRV 88 vs 83), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 88 vs 52, Paper is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 88 vs 30, Paper is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 88 vs 60, Paper is decisively the brighter choice.
Paper reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 58), opening up a space where Accessible Beige encloses it.
Paper reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 88 vs 43, Paper is decisively the brighter choice.
Paper reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Paper reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
A 4-point LRV gap (88 vs 84) makes Paper the marginally brighter of the two.
Paper reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 66), opening up a space where Balboa Mist encloses it.
Paper reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 74), opening up a space where Shoji White encloses it.
Paper reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Paper reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 68), opening up a space where Skimming Stone encloses it.
Paper reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Paper reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 88 vs 31, Paper is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 88 vs 7, Paper is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 88 vs 24, Paper is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 88 vs 57, Paper is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 88 vs 72, Paper is decisively the brighter choice.