Tallow vs Bancha
Where Tallow belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Bancha is a Farrow & Ball color. Hue-wise, Tallow belongs to the beige family and Bancha to the beige-greige family. Tallow (LRV 69) reflects noticeably more light than Bancha (LRV 13), a difference of 56 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 44.7, 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.
Tallow vs Bancha in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Seeing Tallow 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 Tallow 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. Tallow 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. Tallow 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. Tallow 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. Tallow reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Bancha.
Color Details
Tallow vs Bancha Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Tallow 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 Tallow comparisons
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At LRV 69 vs 27, Tallow is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 69 vs 55, Tallow is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 69 vs 44, Tallow is decisively the brighter choice.
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A 3-point LRV gap (69 vs 66) makes Tallow the marginally brighter of the two.
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At LRV 69 vs 12, Tallow is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 69 vs 8, Tallow is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 69 vs 12, Tallow is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 69 vs 45, Tallow is decisively the brighter choice.
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