Whole Grain vs Bancha
Where Whole Grain belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Bancha is a Farrow & Ball color. Hue-wise, Whole Grain belongs to the beige family and Bancha to the beige-greige family. Whole Grain (LRV 49) reflects noticeably more light than Bancha (LRV 13), a difference of 35 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 33.4, 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.
Whole Grain vs Bancha in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Seeing Whole Grain 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 Whole Grain 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. Whole Grain 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. Whole Grain 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. Whole Grain 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. Whole Grain reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Bancha.
Color Details
Whole Grain vs Bancha Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Whole Grain 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 Whole Grain comparisons
See how Whole Grain stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 83 vs 49, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 49), opening up a space where Whole Grain encloses it.
At LRV 49 vs 6, Whole Grain is decisively the brighter choice.
Purbeck Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 49), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Whole Grain reflects far more light (LRV 49 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
A 3-point LRV gap (52 vs 49) makes Mizzle the marginally brighter of the two.
Agreeable Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 60 vs 49), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 9-point LRV gap (58 vs 49) makes Accessible Beige the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 49 vs 27, Whole Grain is decisively the brighter choice.
Whole Grain reads slightly lighter (LRV 49 vs 43), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Whole Grain reflects far more light (LRV 49 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (55 vs 49) makes Tranquil Dawn the marginally brighter of the two.
A 5-point LRV gap (49 vs 44) makes Whole Grain the marginally brighter of the two.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 49), opening up a space where Whole Grain encloses it.
Whole Grain reflects far more light (LRV 49 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 49, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 49, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 49, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 49 vs 12, Whole Grain is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 49, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Whole Grain reads slightly lighter (LRV 49 vs 41), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Calamine reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 49), opening up a space where Whole Grain encloses it.
Whole Grain reflects far more light (LRV 49 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.
At LRV 49 vs 12, Whole Grain is decisively the brighter choice.
A 3-point LRV gap (49 vs 45) makes Whole Grain the marginally brighter of the two.
Whole Grain reflects far more light (LRV 49 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Whole Grain reflects far more light (LRV 49 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Whole Grain reflects far more light (LRV 49 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Guilford Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 57 vs 49), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Just Walnut reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 49), opening up a space where Whole Grain encloses it.