Quiet Hideaway vs Bancha

Quiet HideawayDuluxvsBanchaFarrow & BallΔE 51.3Very different colors

Quiet Hideaway is a Dulux color while Bancha comes from Farrow & Ball. Hue-wise, Quiet Hideaway belongs to the greige-white family and Bancha to the beige-greige family. At LRV 81 vs 13, Quiet Hideaway will read as the brighter of the two — a 68-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 51.3, 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.

Quiet Hideaway vs Bancha in Real Spaces

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

Quiet HideawayDulux Tranquil Mist living room color

@thenook92

BanchaBancha living room fireplace interior

@yorkshire.terrace

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 Quiet Hideaway will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Bancha would.

Quiet HideawayLight kitchen Dulux 81YY 81/016 Wishborne White

@mrskskitchen

BanchaFarrow and Ball 298 kitchen color

@styledbysabine

Color Details

Quiet Hideaway
Dulux · 81YY 81/016
Hex#e8e7e3
LRV81.0
BrandDulux
Number81YY 81/016
Undertone
TemperatureWarm
BrightnessLight
Bancha
Farrow & Ball · 298
Hex#686a47
LRV13.3
BrandFarrow & Ball
Number298
Undertone
TemperatureWarm
BrightnessDark

Quiet Hideaway vs Bancha Simulated Comparison

5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Quiet Hideaway 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 Quiet Hideaway comparisons

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

White Dove
Quiet Hideaway
White Dove
Benjamin Moore
White Dove
LRV 83

Nearly identical in tone

Ammonite
Quiet Hideaway
Ammonite
Farrow & Ball
Ammonite
LRV 69

Quiet Hideaway reads noticeably lighter

Iron Ore
Quiet Hideaway
Iron Ore
Sherwin-Williams
Iron Ore
LRV 6

Quiet Hideaway is the lighter choice

Purbeck Stone
Quiet Hideaway
Purbeck Stone
Farrow & Ball
Purbeck Stone
LRV 52

Quiet Hideaway is the lighter choice

Evergreen Fog
Quiet Hideaway
Evergreen Fog
Sherwin-Williams
Evergreen Fog
LRV 30

Quiet Hideaway is the lighter choice

Mizzle
Quiet Hideaway
Mizzle
Farrow & Ball
Mizzle
LRV 52

Quiet Hideaway is the lighter choice

Agreeable Gray
Quiet Hideaway
Agreeable Gray
Sherwin-Williams
Agreeable Gray
LRV 60

Quiet Hideaway reads noticeably lighter

Accessible Beige
Quiet Hideaway
Accessible Beige
Sherwin-Williams
Accessible Beige
LRV 58

Quiet Hideaway reads noticeably lighter

Denim Drift
Quiet Hideaway
Denim Drift
Dulux
Denim Drift
LRV 27

Quiet Hideaway is the lighter choice

French Gray
Quiet Hideaway
French Gray
Farrow & Ball
French Gray
LRV 43

Quiet Hideaway is the lighter choice

Naval
Quiet Hideaway
Naval
Sherwin-Williams
Naval
LRV 4

Quiet Hideaway is the lighter choice

Tranquil Dawn
Quiet Hideaway
Tranquil Dawn
Dulux
Tranquil Dawn
LRV 55

Quiet Hideaway is the lighter choice

Hardwick White
Quiet Hideaway
Hardwick White
Farrow & Ball
Hardwick White
LRV 44

Quiet Hideaway is the lighter choice

Pure White
Quiet Hideaway
Pure White
Sherwin-Williams
Pure White
LRV 84

Nearly identical in tone

Artichoke
Quiet Hideaway
Artichoke
Sherwin-Williams
Artichoke
LRV 21

Quiet Hideaway is the lighter choice

Balboa Mist
Quiet Hideaway
Balboa Mist
Benjamin Moore
Balboa Mist
LRV 66

Quiet Hideaway reads noticeably lighter

Shoji White
Quiet Hideaway
Shoji White
Sherwin-Williams
Shoji White
LRV 74

Quiet Hideaway reads slightly lighter

Snowbound
Quiet Hideaway
Snowbound
Sherwin-Williams
Snowbound
LRV 83

Nearly identical in tone

Pewter Green
Quiet Hideaway
Pewter Green
Sherwin-Williams
Pewter Green
LRV 12

Quiet Hideaway is the lighter choice

Skimming Stone
Quiet Hideaway
Skimming Stone
Farrow & Ball
Skimming Stone
LRV 68

Quiet Hideaway reads noticeably lighter

Dix Blue
Quiet Hideaway
Dix Blue
Farrow & Ball
Dix Blue
LRV 41

Quiet Hideaway is the lighter choice

Calamine
Quiet Hideaway
Calamine
Farrow & Ball
Calamine
LRV 68

Quiet Hideaway reads noticeably lighter

Treron
Quiet Hideaway
Treron
Farrow & Ball
Treron
LRV 25

Quiet Hideaway is the lighter choice

Vintage Vogue
Quiet Hideaway
Vintage Vogue
Benjamin Moore
Vintage Vogue
LRV 12

Quiet Hideaway is the lighter choice

Saybrook Sage
Quiet Hideaway
Saybrook Sage
Benjamin Moore
Saybrook Sage
LRV 45

Quiet Hideaway is the lighter choice

Pale Green
Quiet Hideaway
Pale Green
RAL ClassicClassic
Pale Green
LRV 31

Quiet Hideaway is the lighter choice

Pine Needle
Quiet Hideaway
Pine Needle
Dulux
Pine Needle
LRV 7

Quiet Hideaway is the lighter choice

Cement grey
Quiet Hideaway
Cement grey
RAL ClassicClassic
Cement grey
LRV 24

Quiet Hideaway is the lighter choice

Guilford Green
Quiet Hideaway
Guilford Green
Benjamin Moore
Guilford Green
LRV 57

Quiet Hideaway reads noticeably lighter

Just Walnut
Quiet Hideaway
Just Walnut
Dulux
Just Walnut
LRV 72

Quiet Hideaway reads slightly lighter