Bancha vs Scullery
Where Bancha belongs to Farrow & Ball's range, Scullery is a Little Greene color. These are both beige-greiges, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within beige-greige to land. Bancha (LRV 13) reflects noticeably more light than Scullery (LRV 8), a difference of 5 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Bancha runs warm while Scullery is decidedly red, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 18.4, 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.
Bancha vs Scullery in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Bancha and Scullery in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
Bathroom
Bathrooms are one of the few spaces where you're genuinely enclosed by the paint color, which makes the choice between these two more consequential. Bancha reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
Bancha vs Scullery Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Bancha on one side and Scullery 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.
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