Dusted Cappuccino vs Bancha

Dusted CappuccinoDuluxvsBanchaFarrow & BallΔE 38.2Very different colors

Dusted Cappuccino is a Dulux color while Bancha comes from Farrow & Ball. Both sit in the beige-greige family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. At LRV 54 vs 13, Dusted Cappuccino will read as the brighter of the two — a 41-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 38.2, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.

Dusted Cappuccino vs Bancha in Real Spaces

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

Dusted CappuccinoDulux Dusted Cappuccino hallway color review

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BanchaBancha living room fireplace interior

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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 Dusted Cappuccino will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Bancha would.

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BanchaFarrow and Ball 298 kitchen color

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Color Details

Dusted Cappuccino
Dulux
Hex#CBC1B7
LRV54.3
BrandDulux
Number
Undertone
TemperatureWarm
BrightnessMedium
Bancha
Farrow & Ball · 298
Hex#686a47
LRV13.3
BrandFarrow & Ball
Number298
Undertone
TemperatureWarm
BrightnessDark

Dusted Cappuccino vs Bancha Simulated Comparison

5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Dusted Cappuccino 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 Dusted Cappuccino comparisons

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

White Dove
Dusted Cappuccino
White Dove
Dusted Cappuccino

White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 54), opening up a space where Dusted Cappuccino encloses it.

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Ammonite
Dusted Cappuccino
Ammonite

At LRV 69 vs 54, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.

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Iron Ore
Dusted Cappuccino
Iron Ore

Dusted Cappuccino reflects far more light (LRV 54 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.

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Purbeck Stone
Purbeck Stone
Dusted Cappuccino vs Purbeck Stone

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 54 vs 52), so neither reads brighter in a room.

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Evergreen Fog
Dusted Cappuccino
Evergreen Fog

At LRV 54 vs 30, Dusted Cappuccino is decisively the brighter choice.

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Mizzle
Dusted Cappuccino
Mizzle

With LRVs of 54 and 52, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.

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Agreeable Gray
Dusted Cappuccino
Agreeable Gray

A 6-point LRV gap (60 vs 54) makes Agreeable Gray the marginally brighter of the two.

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Accessible Beige
Dusted Cappuccino
Accessible Beige

Accessible Beige reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 54), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Denim Drift
Denim Drift
Dusted Cappuccino
Dusted Cappuccino
Denim Drift vs Dusted Cappuccino

Dusted Cappuccino reflects far more light (LRV 54 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.

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French Gray
Dusted Cappuccino
French Gray

A 11-point LRV gap (54 vs 43) makes Dusted Cappuccino the marginally brighter of the two.

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Naval
Dusted Cappuccino
Naval

At LRV 54 vs 4, Dusted Cappuccino is decisively the brighter choice.

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Tranquil Dawn
Dusted Cappuccino
Tranquil Dawn

With LRVs of 55 and 54, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.

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Hardwick White
Dusted Cappuccino
Hardwick White

Dusted Cappuccino reads slightly lighter (LRV 54 vs 44), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

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Pure White
Dusted Cappuccino
Pure White

At LRV 84 vs 54, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.

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Artichoke
Dusted Cappuccino
Artichoke

At LRV 54 vs 21, Dusted Cappuccino is decisively the brighter choice.

Balboa Mist
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Balboa Mist
Dusted Cappuccino

Balboa Mist reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 54), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

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Shoji White
Dusted Cappuccino
Shoji White

Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 54), opening up a space where Dusted Cappuccino encloses it.

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Snowbound
Dusted Cappuccino
Snowbound

Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 54), opening up a space where Dusted Cappuccino encloses it.

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Pewter Green
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Pewter Green

Dusted Cappuccino reflects far more light (LRV 54 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.

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Skimming Stone
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Skimming Stone

Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 54), opening up a space where Dusted Cappuccino encloses it.

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Dix Blue
Dusted Cappuccino
Dix Blue

At LRV 54 vs 41, Dusted Cappuccino is decisively the brighter choice.

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Calamine
Dusted Cappuccino
Calamine

At LRV 68 vs 54, Calamine is decisively the brighter choice.

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Treron
Dusted Cappuccino
Treron

At LRV 54 vs 25, Dusted Cappuccino is decisively the brighter choice.

Vintage Vogue
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Vintage Vogue
Dusted Cappuccino

Dusted Cappuccino reflects far more light (LRV 54 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.

Saybrook Sage
Dusted Cappuccino
Saybrook Sage
Dusted Cappuccino

Dusted Cappuccino reads slightly lighter (LRV 54 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

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Pale Green
Dusted Cappuccino
Pale Green
RAL ClassicClassic
Pale Green
LRV 31

At LRV 54 vs 31, Dusted Cappuccino is decisively the brighter choice.

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Pine Needle
Dusted Cappuccino
Pine Needle

At LRV 54 vs 7, Dusted Cappuccino is decisively the brighter choice.

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Cement grey
Dusted Cappuccino
Cement grey
RAL ClassicClassic
Cement grey
LRV 24

At LRV 54 vs 24, Dusted Cappuccino is decisively the brighter choice.

Guilford Green
Dusted Cappuccino
Guilford Green
Dusted Cappuccino

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 57 vs 54), so neither reads brighter in a room.

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Just Walnut
Dusted Cappuccino
Just Walnut

At LRV 72 vs 54, Just Walnut is decisively the brighter choice.