Floating Petal vs Bancha
Where Floating Petal belongs to Dulux's range, Bancha is a Farrow & Ball color. Hue-wise, Floating Petal belongs to the pink family and Bancha to the beige-greige family. Floating Petal (LRV 57) reflects noticeably more light than Bancha (LRV 13), a difference of 44 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Both lean warm, so they'll behave similarly in mixed or changing light conditions. With a ΔE of 41.5, 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.
Floating Petal vs Bancha in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Floating Petal 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.
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. Floating Petal returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Color Details
Floating Petal vs Bancha Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Floating Petal 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 Floating Petal comparisons
See how Floating Petal stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 57), opening up a space where Floating Petal encloses it.
A 12-point LRV gap (69 vs 57) makes Ammonite the marginally brighter of the two.
Floating Petal reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
A 5-point LRV gap (57 vs 52) makes Floating Petal the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 57 vs 30, Floating Petal is decisively the brighter choice.
Floating Petal reads slightly lighter (LRV 57 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 3-point LRV gap (60 vs 57) makes Agreeable Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 58 and 57, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Floating Petal reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 57 vs 43, Floating Petal is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 57 vs 4, Floating Petal is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 57 and 55, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Floating Petal reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 57, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 57 vs 21, Floating Petal is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 57), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 57), opening up a space where Floating Petal encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 57), opening up a space where Floating Petal encloses it.
Floating Petal reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 57), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 57 vs 41, Floating Petal is decisively the brighter choice.
A 11-point LRV gap (68 vs 57) makes Calamine the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 57 vs 25, Floating Petal is decisively the brighter choice.
Floating Petal reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Floating Petal reads slightly lighter (LRV 57 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 57 vs 31, Floating Petal is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 57 vs 7, Floating Petal is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 57 vs 24, Floating Petal is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 57 vs 57), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 72 vs 57, Just Walnut is decisively the brighter choice.