Drifting Cloud vs Bancha
Where Drifting Cloud belongs to Dulux's range, Bancha is a Farrow & Ball color. Drifting Cloud reads as blue-white, while Bancha reads as beige-greige — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Drifting Cloud (LRV 75) reflects noticeably more light than Bancha (LRV 13), a difference of 62 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Drifting Cloud runs neutral while Bancha is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 49.5, 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 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Drifting Cloud vs Bancha in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Drifting Cloud 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.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. Drifting Cloud reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Bancha.
Color Details
Drifting Cloud vs Bancha Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Drifting Cloud 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 Drifting Cloud comparisons
See how Drifting Cloud stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
A 6-point LRV gap (75 vs 69) makes Drifting Cloud the marginally brighter of the two.
White Dove reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 75), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Drifting Cloud reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 75 vs 52, Drifting Cloud is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 75 vs 30, Drifting Cloud is decisively the brighter choice.
Drifting Cloud reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
At LRV 75 vs 60, Drifting Cloud is decisively the brighter choice.
Drifting Cloud reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 58), opening up a space where Accessible Beige encloses it.
Drifting Cloud reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 75 vs 43, Drifting Cloud is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 75 vs 4, Drifting Cloud is decisively the brighter choice.
Drifting Cloud reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Drifting Cloud reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
A 9-point LRV gap (84 vs 75) makes Pure White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 75 vs 21, Drifting Cloud is decisively the brighter choice.
Drifting Cloud reads slightly lighter (LRV 75 vs 66), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 75 and 74, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Snowbound reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 75), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 75 vs 51, Drifting Cloud is decisively the brighter choice.
Drifting Cloud reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Drifting Cloud reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Drifting Cloud reads slightly lighter (LRV 75 vs 68), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 75 vs 41, Drifting Cloud is decisively the brighter choice.
Drifting Cloud reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Drifting Cloud reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 75 vs 31, Drifting Cloud is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 75 vs 7, Drifting Cloud is decisively the brighter choice.