Quartz Flint 2 vs Bancha
Quartz Flint 2 (Dulux) and Bancha (Farrow & Ball) come from different manufacturers. Hue-wise, Quartz Flint 2 belongs to the blue-grey family and Bancha to the beige-greige family. The 41-point LRV gap — 54 for Quartz Flint 2 vs 13 for Bancha — means Quartz Flint 2 will open up a space more effectively. Where Quartz Flint 2 leans cool, Bancha reads warm — a distinction that shifts noticeably depending on the light source and surrounding finishes. A ΔE of 44.9 puts these firmly in different territory — two distinct design choices rather than close alternatives. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Quartz Flint 2 vs Bancha in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Quartz Flint 2 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
Kitchens often have the harshest, most revealing light in the house — under-cabinet LEDs and overhead fixtures that strip away subtlety. Quartz Flint 2 returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Bathroom
Small bathrooms intensify color. A shade that seems quiet in a larger room can feel immersive when you're surrounded by it on four walls. Quartz Flint 2 returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Color Details
Quartz Flint 2 vs Bancha Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Quartz Flint 2 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 Quartz Flint 2 comparisons
See how Quartz Flint 2 stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 83 vs 54, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 54), opening up a space where Quartz Flint 2 encloses it.
At LRV 54 vs 6, Quartz Flint 2 is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 54 and 52, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Quartz Flint 2 reflects far more light (LRV 54 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 54 vs 52), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Agreeable Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 60 vs 54), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 4-point LRV gap (58 vs 54) makes Accessible Beige the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 54 vs 27, Quartz Flint 2 is decisively the brighter choice.
Quartz Flint 2 reads slightly lighter (LRV 54 vs 43), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Quartz Flint 2 reflects far more light (LRV 54 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 55 vs 54), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 10-point LRV gap (54 vs 44) makes Quartz Flint 2 the marginally brighter of the two.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 54), opening up a space where Quartz Flint 2 encloses it.
Quartz Flint 2 reflects far more light (LRV 54 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
A 12-point LRV gap (66 vs 54) makes Balboa Mist the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 74 vs 54, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 54, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 54 vs 12, Quartz Flint 2 is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 54, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Quartz Flint 2 reflects far more light (LRV 54 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
Calamine reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 54), opening up a space where Quartz Flint 2 encloses it.
Quartz Flint 2 reflects far more light (LRV 54 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.
At LRV 54 vs 12, Quartz Flint 2 is decisively the brighter choice.
A 9-point LRV gap (54 vs 45) makes Quartz Flint 2 the marginally brighter of the two.
Quartz Flint 2 reflects far more light (LRV 54 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Quartz Flint 2 reflects far more light (LRV 54 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Quartz Flint 2 reflects far more light (LRV 54 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Guilford Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 57 vs 54), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Just Walnut reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 54), opening up a space where Quartz Flint 2 encloses it.