Urban White vs Bancha
Urban White is a Cloverdale Paint color while Bancha comes from Farrow & Ball. Hue-wise, Urban White belongs to the grey-white family and Bancha to the beige-greige family. At LRV 64 vs 13, Urban White will read as the brighter of the two — a 51-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. At ΔE 43.6, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 5 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Urban White vs Bancha in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Seeing Urban White 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
Living rooms test a color across a full range of conditions — morning sun, afternoon shade, and evening lamp light all shift how both of these read. Urban White returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Bedroom
Bedroom walls are often seen under warm artificial light, a context that shifts both colors from how they look on a chip. The LRV gap is large enough that Urban White will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Bancha would.
Kitchen
Kitchen lighting tends to be bright and directional, which sharpens contrast and makes undertone differences more apparent. The LRV gap is large enough that Urban White will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Bancha would.
Dining Room
Dining room light is typically the warmest in the house, which shifts both colors toward the red end of the spectrum compared to daylight. Urban White reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Bancha.
Bathroom
Bathrooms amplify color — the enclosed space and reflective surfaces make what reads subtle elsewhere feel more present here. The LRV gap is large enough that Urban White will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Bancha would.
Color Details
Urban White vs Bancha Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Urban White 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 Urban White comparisons
See how Urban White stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 64), opening up a space where Urban White encloses it.
A 5-point LRV gap (69 vs 64) makes Ammonite the marginally brighter of the two.
Urban White reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 64 vs 52, Urban White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 64 vs 30, Urban White is decisively the brighter choice.
Urban White reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
A 4-point LRV gap (64 vs 60) makes Urban White the marginally brighter of the two.
Urban White reads slightly lighter (LRV 64 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Urban White reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 64 vs 43, Urban White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 64 vs 4, Urban White is decisively the brighter choice.
Urban White reads slightly lighter (LRV 64 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Urban White reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 64, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 64 vs 21, Urban White is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 66 and 64, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Shoji White reads slightly lighter (LRV 74 vs 64), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 64), opening up a space where Urban White encloses it.
Urban White reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 64), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 64 vs 41, Urban White is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (68 vs 64) makes Calamine the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 64 vs 25, Urban White is decisively the brighter choice.
Urban White reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Urban White reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 64 vs 31, Urban White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 64 vs 7, Urban White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 64 vs 24, Urban White is decisively the brighter choice.
A 7-point LRV gap (64 vs 57) makes Urban White the marginally brighter of the two.
A 8-point LRV gap (72 vs 64) makes Just Walnut the marginally brighter of the two.