Fresh Start vs Bancha
Fresh Start is a Cloverdale Paint color while Bancha comes from Farrow & Ball. Fresh Start reads as yellow, while Bancha reads as beige-greige — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. At LRV 64 vs 13, Fresh Start will read as the brighter of the two — a 51-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. At ΔE 39.1, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 5 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Fresh Start vs Bancha in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Seeing Fresh Start 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. Fresh Start returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Bedroom
Bedroom walls are often seen under warm artificial light, a context that shifts both colors from how they look on a chip. The LRV gap is large enough that Fresh Start will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Bancha would.
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 Fresh Start will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Bancha would.
Dining Room
Dining room light is typically the warmest in the house, which shifts both colors toward the red end of the spectrum compared to daylight. Fresh Start reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Bancha.
Bathroom
Bathrooms amplify color — the enclosed space and reflective surfaces make what reads subtle elsewhere feel more present here. The LRV gap is large enough that Fresh Start will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Bancha would.
Color Details
Fresh Start vs Bancha Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Fresh Start 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 Fresh Start comparisons
See how Fresh Start stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Ammonite reads slightly lighter (LRV 69 vs 64), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 83 vs 64, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 64 vs 6, Fresh Start is decisively the brighter choice.
Fresh Start reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Fresh Start reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 64 vs 52, Fresh Start is decisively the brighter choice.
Fresh Start reads slightly lighter (LRV 64 vs 60), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 6-point LRV gap (64 vs 58) makes Fresh Start the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 64 vs 27, Fresh Start is decisively the brighter choice.
Fresh Start reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Fresh Start reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
A 9-point LRV gap (64 vs 55) makes Fresh Start the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 64 vs 44, Fresh Start is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 64), opening up a space where Fresh Start encloses it.
Fresh Start reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 66 vs 64), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 10-point LRV gap (74 vs 64) makes Shoji White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 83 vs 64, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
Fresh Start reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 51), opening up a space where Pigeon encloses it.
At LRV 64 vs 12, Fresh Start is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 64 vs 8, Fresh Start is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (68 vs 64) makes Skimming Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
Fresh Start reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 64 vs 12, Fresh Start is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 64 vs 45, Fresh Start is decisively the brighter choice.
Fresh Start reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Fresh Start reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.