Golden Ivory vs Bancha
Where Golden Ivory belongs to Dulux's range, Bancha is a Farrow & Ball color. Golden Ivory reads as beige, while Bancha reads as beige-greige — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Golden Ivory (LRV 63) reflects noticeably more light than Bancha (LRV 13), a difference of 50 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 41.9, 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 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Golden Ivory vs Bancha in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Golden Ivory 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 Golden Ivory will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Bancha would.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. Golden Ivory reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Bancha.
Color Details
Golden Ivory vs Bancha Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Golden Ivory 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 Golden Ivory comparisons
See how Golden Ivory stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
A 6-point LRV gap (69 vs 63) makes Ammonite the marginally brighter of the two.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 63), opening up a space where Golden Ivory encloses it.
Golden Ivory reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
A 11-point LRV gap (63 vs 52) makes Golden Ivory the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 63 vs 30, Golden Ivory is decisively the brighter choice.
Golden Ivory reads slightly lighter (LRV 63 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 63 vs 60), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Golden Ivory reads slightly lighter (LRV 63 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Golden Ivory reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 63 vs 43, Golden Ivory is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 63 vs 4, Golden Ivory is decisively the brighter choice.
Golden Ivory reads slightly lighter (LRV 63 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Golden Ivory reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 63, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 63 vs 21, Golden Ivory is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 66 and 63, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Shoji White reads slightly lighter (LRV 74 vs 63), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 63), opening up a space where Golden Ivory encloses it.
At LRV 63 vs 51, Golden Ivory is decisively the brighter choice.
Golden Ivory reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Golden Ivory reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 63), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 63 vs 41, Golden Ivory is decisively the brighter choice.
Golden Ivory reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Golden Ivory reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 63 vs 31, Golden Ivory is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 63 vs 7, Golden Ivory is decisively the brighter choice.