Honey Nut vs Bancha

Honey NutDuluxvsBanchaFarrow & BallΔE 36.6Very different colors

Where Honey Nut belongs to Dulux's range, Bancha is a Farrow & Ball color. Hue-wise, Honey Nut belongs to the beige family and Bancha to the beige-greige family. Honey Nut (LRV 53) reflects noticeably more light than Bancha (LRV 13), a difference of 40 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 36.6, 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.

Honey Nut vs Bancha in Real Spaces

1 real room side by side. Seeing Honey Nut 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 Honey Nut will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Bancha would.

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Color Details

Honey Nut
Dulux · 41YY 53/306
Hex#D6BB82
LRV53.0
BrandDulux
Number41YY 53/306
Undertone
TemperatureWarm
BrightnessMedium
Bancha
Farrow & Ball · 298
Hex#686a47
LRV13.3
BrandFarrow & Ball
Number298
Undertone
TemperatureWarm
BrightnessDark

Honey Nut vs Bancha Simulated Comparison

5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Honey Nut 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 Honey Nut comparisons

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

White Dove
Honey Nut
White Dove
Benjamin Moore
White Dove
LRV 83

White Dove is the lighter choice

Ammonite
Honey Nut
Ammonite
Farrow & Ball
Ammonite
LRV 69

Ammonite reads noticeably lighter

Iron Ore
Honey Nut
Iron Ore
Sherwin-Williams
Iron Ore
LRV 6

Honey Nut is the lighter choice

Purbeck Stone
Honey Nut
Purbeck Stone
Farrow & Ball
Purbeck Stone
LRV 52

Nearly identical in tone

Evergreen Fog
Honey Nut
Evergreen Fog
Sherwin-Williams
Evergreen Fog
LRV 30

Honey Nut reads noticeably lighter

Mizzle
Honey Nut
Mizzle
Farrow & Ball
Mizzle
LRV 52

Nearly identical in tone

Agreeable Gray
Honey Nut
Agreeable Gray
Sherwin-Williams
Agreeable Gray
LRV 60

Agreeable Gray reads slightly lighter

Accessible Beige
Honey Nut
Accessible Beige
Sherwin-Williams
Accessible Beige
LRV 58

Accessible Beige reads slightly lighter

Denim Drift
Honey Nut
Denim Drift
Dulux
Denim Drift
LRV 27

Honey Nut is the lighter choice

French Gray
Honey Nut
French Gray
Farrow & Ball
French Gray
LRV 43

Honey Nut reads slightly lighter

Naval
Honey Nut
Naval
Sherwin-Williams
Naval
LRV 4

Honey Nut is the lighter choice

Tranquil Dawn
Honey Nut
Tranquil Dawn
Dulux
Tranquil Dawn
LRV 55

Nearly identical in tone

Hardwick White
Honey Nut
Hardwick White
Farrow & Ball
Hardwick White
LRV 44

Honey Nut reads slightly lighter

Pure White
Honey Nut
Pure White
Sherwin-Williams
Pure White
LRV 84

Pure White is the lighter choice

Artichoke
Honey Nut
Artichoke
Sherwin-Williams
Artichoke
LRV 21

Honey Nut is the lighter choice

Balboa Mist
Honey Nut
Balboa Mist
Benjamin Moore
Balboa Mist
LRV 66

Balboa Mist reads noticeably lighter

Shoji White
Honey Nut
Shoji White
Sherwin-Williams
Shoji White
LRV 74

Shoji White reads noticeably lighter

Snowbound
Honey Nut
Snowbound
Sherwin-Williams
Snowbound
LRV 83

Snowbound is the lighter choice

Pewter Green
Honey Nut
Pewter Green
Sherwin-Williams
Pewter Green
LRV 12

Honey Nut is the lighter choice

Skimming Stone
Honey Nut
Skimming Stone
Farrow & Ball
Skimming Stone
LRV 68

Skimming Stone reads noticeably lighter

Dix Blue
Honey Nut
Dix Blue
Farrow & Ball
Dix Blue
LRV 41

Honey Nut reads noticeably lighter

Calamine
Honey Nut
Calamine
Farrow & Ball
Calamine
LRV 68

Calamine reads noticeably lighter

Treron
Honey Nut
Treron
Farrow & Ball
Treron
LRV 25

Honey Nut is the lighter choice

Vintage Vogue
Honey Nut
Vintage Vogue
Benjamin Moore
Vintage Vogue
LRV 12

Honey Nut is the lighter choice

Saybrook Sage
Honey Nut
Saybrook Sage
Benjamin Moore
Saybrook Sage
LRV 45

Honey Nut reads slightly lighter

Pale Green
Honey Nut
Pale Green
RAL ClassicClassic
Pale Green
LRV 31

Honey Nut reads noticeably lighter

Pine Needle
Honey Nut
Pine Needle
Dulux
Pine Needle
LRV 7

Honey Nut is the lighter choice

Cement grey
Honey Nut
Cement grey
RAL ClassicClassic
Cement grey
LRV 24

Honey Nut is the lighter choice

Guilford Green
Honey Nut
Guilford Green
Benjamin Moore
Guilford Green
LRV 57

Guilford Green reads slightly lighter

Just Walnut
Honey Nut
Just Walnut
Dulux
Just Walnut
LRV 72

Just Walnut reads noticeably lighter