Apple White vs Bancha

Apple WhiteDuluxvsBanchaFarrow & BallΔE 49.8Very different colors

Apple White is a Dulux color while Bancha comes from Farrow & Ball. Hue-wise, Apple White belongs to the beige-white family and Bancha to the beige-greige family. At LRV 83 vs 13, Apple White will read as the brighter of the two — a 70-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. They share a warm quality — useful to know if you're layering them in the same space. At ΔE 49.8, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.

Apple White vs Bancha in Real Spaces

4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Apple 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. Apple White returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.

Apple WhiteDulux Apple White living room accent wall

@jackreglucy_atno6

BanchaBancha living room fireplace interior

@yorkshire.terrace

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 Apple White will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Bancha would.

Apple WhiteDulux 94YY 83/072 bedroom interior

@greencherryservices

BanchaFarrow and Ball 298 bedroom color review

@edwardian_by_the_sea

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 Apple White will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Bancha would.

Apple WhiteApple White kitchen paint

@36_ourhome

BanchaFarrow and Ball 298 kitchen color

@styledbysabine

House

At full exterior scale, the difference between these two colors becomes much easier to judge than from a small chip. The LRV gap is large enough that Apple White will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Bancha would.

Apple WhiteDulux Apple White exterior paint

@paintsaintpainteranddecorator

BanchaFarrow and Ball 298 house exterior picture

@31westgate

Color Details

Apple White
Dulux · 94YY 83/072
Hex#E9EAD9
LRV83.0
BrandDulux
Number94YY 83/072
Undertone
TemperatureWarm
BrightnessLight
Bancha
Farrow & Ball · 298
Hex#686a47
LRV13.3
BrandFarrow & Ball
Number298
Undertone
TemperatureWarm
BrightnessDark

Apple White vs Bancha Simulated Comparison

5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Apple White on one side and Bancha on the other.

Bathroom
Bedroom
House
Kitchen Cabinets
Living Room

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 Apple White comparisons

See how Apple White stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.

White Dove
Apple White
White Dove
Apple White
Dulux
Apple White
94YY 83/072 · LRV 83

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 83 vs 83), so neither reads brighter in a room.

Apple White
Ammonite
Apple White
Ammonite
Dulux
Apple White
94YY 83/072 · LRV 83
Farrow & Ball
Ammonite
LRV 69

Apple White reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 69), opening up a space where Ammonite encloses it.

Apple White
Iron Ore
Apple White
Iron Ore
Dulux
Apple White
94YY 83/072 · LRV 83

At LRV 83 vs 6, Apple White is decisively the brighter choice.

Apple White
Purbeck Stone
Apple White
Purbeck Stone
Dulux
Apple White
94YY 83/072 · LRV 83

Apple White reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.

Apple White
Evergreen Fog
Apple White
Evergreen Fog
Dulux
Apple White
94YY 83/072 · LRV 83

Apple White reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.

Apple White
Mizzle
Apple White
Mizzle
Dulux
Apple White
94YY 83/072 · LRV 83
Farrow & Ball
Mizzle
LRV 52

At LRV 83 vs 52, Apple White is decisively the brighter choice.

Apple White
Agreeable Gray
Apple White
Agreeable Gray
Dulux
Apple White
94YY 83/072 · LRV 83

Apple White reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.

Apple White
Accessible Beige
Apple White
Accessible Beige
Dulux
Apple White
94YY 83/072 · LRV 83

At LRV 83 vs 58, Apple White is decisively the brighter choice.

Apple White
Denim Drift
Apple White
Denim Drift
Dulux
Apple White
94YY 83/072 · LRV 83

At LRV 83 vs 27, Apple White is decisively the brighter choice.

Apple White
French Gray
Apple White
French Gray
Dulux
Apple White
94YY 83/072 · LRV 83

Apple White reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.

Apple White
Naval
Apple White
Naval
Dulux
Apple White
94YY 83/072 · LRV 83
Sherwin-Williams
Naval
LRV 4

Apple White reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.

Apple White
Tranquil Dawn
Apple White
Tranquil Dawn
Dulux
Apple White
94YY 83/072 · LRV 83

At LRV 83 vs 55, Apple White is decisively the brighter choice.

Apple White
Hardwick White
Apple White
Hardwick White
Dulux
Apple White
94YY 83/072 · LRV 83

At LRV 83 vs 44, Apple White is decisively the brighter choice.

Apple White
Pure White
Apple White
Pure White
Dulux
Apple White
94YY 83/072 · LRV 83

With LRVs of 84 and 83, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.

Apple White
Artichoke
Apple White
Artichoke
Dulux
Apple White
94YY 83/072 · LRV 83
Sherwin-Williams
Artichoke
LRV 21

Apple White reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.

Balboa Mist
Apple White
Balboa Mist
Apple White
Dulux
Apple White
94YY 83/072 · LRV 83

At LRV 83 vs 66, Apple White is decisively the brighter choice.

Apple White
Shoji White
Apple White
Shoji White
Dulux
Apple White
94YY 83/072 · LRV 83

A 9-point LRV gap (83 vs 74) makes Apple White the marginally brighter of the two.

Apple White
Snowbound
Apple White
Snowbound
Dulux
Apple White
94YY 83/072 · LRV 83
Sherwin-Williams
Snowbound
LRV 83

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 83 vs 83), so neither reads brighter in a room.

Apple White
Pewter Green
Apple White
Pewter Green
Dulux
Apple White
94YY 83/072 · LRV 83

At LRV 83 vs 12, Apple White is decisively the brighter choice.

Apple White
Skimming Stone
Apple White
Skimming Stone
Dulux
Apple White
94YY 83/072 · LRV 83

At LRV 83 vs 68, Apple White is decisively the brighter choice.

Apple White
Dix Blue
Apple White
Dix Blue
Dulux
Apple White
94YY 83/072 · LRV 83
Farrow & Ball
Dix Blue
LRV 41

Apple White reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.

Apple White
Calamine
Apple White
Calamine
Dulux
Apple White
94YY 83/072 · LRV 83
Farrow & Ball
Calamine
LRV 68

Apple White reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 68), opening up a space where Calamine encloses it.

Apple White
Treron
Apple White
Treron
Dulux
Apple White
94YY 83/072 · LRV 83
Farrow & Ball
Treron
LRV 25

Apple White reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.

Vintage Vogue
Apple White
Vintage Vogue
Apple White
Dulux
Apple White
94YY 83/072 · LRV 83

At LRV 83 vs 12, Apple White is decisively the brighter choice.

Saybrook Sage
Apple White
Saybrook Sage
Apple White
Dulux
Apple White
94YY 83/072 · LRV 83

At LRV 83 vs 45, Apple White is decisively the brighter choice.

Apple White
Pale Green
Apple White
Pale Green
Dulux
Apple White
94YY 83/072 · LRV 83
RAL ClassicClassic
Pale Green
LRV 31

Apple White reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.

Apple White
Pine Needle
Apple White
Pine Needle
Dulux
Apple White
94YY 83/072 · LRV 83

Apple White reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.

Apple White
Cement grey
Apple White
Cement grey
Dulux
Apple White
94YY 83/072 · LRV 83
RAL ClassicClassic
Cement grey
LRV 24

Apple White reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.

Guilford Green
Apple White
Guilford Green
Apple White
Dulux
Apple White
94YY 83/072 · LRV 83

Apple White reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 57), opening up a space where Guilford Green encloses it.

Apple White
Just Walnut
Apple White
Just Walnut
Dulux
Apple White
94YY 83/072 · LRV 83

Apple White reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 72), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.