Winter White vs Bancha

Winter WhiteCloverdale PaintvsBanchaFarrow & BallΔE 51.7 — Very different colors

Winter White (Cloverdale Paint) and Bancha (Farrow & Ball) come from different manufacturers. Hue-wise, Winter White belongs to the green-white family and Bancha to the beige-greige family. The 68-point LRV gap — 82 for Winter White vs 13 for Bancha — means Winter White will open up a space more effectively. A ΔE of 51.7 puts these firmly in different territory — two distinct design choices rather than close alternatives. Below you'll find 5 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.

Winter White vs Bancha in Real Spaces

5 real rooms side by side. Seeing Winter White 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

A living room wall sees more varied light than almost any other surface in the house, which makes the choice between these two more nuanced than a chip suggests. Winter White reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Bancha.

Winter WhiteWinter White EX053 by Cloverdale Paint — Living Room

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BanchaBancha living room fireplace interior

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Bedroom

Bedrooms are typically lit with warmer, lower light than the rest of the house — a condition that flatters warm tones and deepens cool ones. Winter White returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.

Winter WhiteWinter White EX053 by Cloverdale Paint — Bedroom

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BanchaFarrow and Ball 298 bedroom color review

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Kitchen

Kitchens often have the harshest, most revealing light in the house — under-cabinet LEDs and overhead fixtures that strip away subtlety. Winter White returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.

Winter WhiteWinter White EX053 by Cloverdale Paint — Kitchen

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BanchaFarrow and Ball 298 kitchen color

@styledbysabine

Dining Room

Dining rooms often rely on warm incandescent or candlelight, which flatters warm undertones and mutes cool ones. The LRV gap is large enough that Winter White will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Bancha would.

Winter WhiteWinter White EX053 by Cloverdale Paint — Dining Room

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BanchaBancha dining room paint

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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. Winter White returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.

Winter WhiteWinter White EX053 by Cloverdale Paint — Bathroom

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BanchaBancha bathroom color review

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Color Details

Winter White
Cloverdale Paint · EX053
LRV81.6
BrandCloverdale Paint
NumberEX053
Undertone—
Temperature—
BrightnessLight
Bancha
Farrow & Ball · 298
LRV13.3
BrandFarrow & Ball
Number298
Undertone—
TemperatureWarm
BrightnessDark

Winter White vs Bancha Simulated Comparison

5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Winter White 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 Winter White comparisons

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

Winter White
Ammonite
Winter White
Ammonite
Cloverdale Paint
Winter White
EX053 · LRV 82
Farrow & Ball
Ammonite
LRV 69

Winter White reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 69), opening up a space where Ammonite encloses it.

White Dove
Winter White
White Dove
Winter White
Cloverdale Paint
Winter White
EX053 · LRV 82

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 83 vs 82), so neither reads brighter in a room.

Winter White
Iron Ore
Winter White
Iron Ore
Cloverdale Paint
Winter White
EX053 · LRV 82

At LRV 82 vs 6, Winter White is decisively the brighter choice.

Winter White
Purbeck Stone
Winter White
Purbeck Stone
Cloverdale Paint
Winter White
EX053 · LRV 82

Winter White reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.

Winter White
Evergreen Fog
Winter White
Evergreen Fog
Cloverdale Paint
Winter White
EX053 · LRV 82

Winter White reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.

Winter White
Mizzle
Winter White
Mizzle
Cloverdale Paint
Winter White
EX053 · LRV 82
Farrow & Ball
Mizzle
LRV 52

At LRV 82 vs 52, Winter White is decisively the brighter choice.

Winter White
Agreeable Gray
Winter White
Agreeable Gray
Cloverdale Paint
Winter White
EX053 · LRV 82

Winter White reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.

Winter White
Accessible Beige
Winter White
Accessible Beige
Cloverdale Paint
Winter White
EX053 · LRV 82

At LRV 82 vs 58, Winter White is decisively the brighter choice.

Winter White
Denim Drift
Winter White
Denim Drift
Cloverdale Paint
Winter White
EX053 · LRV 82

At LRV 82 vs 27, Winter White is decisively the brighter choice.

Winter White
French Gray
Winter White
French Gray
Cloverdale Paint
Winter White
EX053 · LRV 82

Winter White reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.

Winter White
Naval
Winter White
Naval
Cloverdale Paint
Winter White
EX053 · LRV 82
Sherwin-Williams
Naval
LRV 4

Winter White reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.

Winter White
Tranquil Dawn
Winter White
Tranquil Dawn
Cloverdale Paint
Winter White
EX053 · LRV 82

At LRV 82 vs 55, Winter White is decisively the brighter choice.

Winter White
Hardwick White
Winter White
Hardwick White
Cloverdale Paint
Winter White
EX053 · LRV 82

At LRV 82 vs 44, Winter White is decisively the brighter choice.

Winter White
Pure White
Winter White
Pure White
Cloverdale Paint
Winter White
EX053 · LRV 82

With LRVs of 84 and 82, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.

Winter White
Artichoke
Winter White
Artichoke
Cloverdale Paint
Winter White
EX053 · LRV 82
Sherwin-Williams
Artichoke
LRV 21

Winter White reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.

Balboa Mist
Winter White
Balboa Mist
Winter White
Cloverdale Paint
Winter White
EX053 · LRV 82

At LRV 82 vs 66, Winter White is decisively the brighter choice.

Winter White
Shoji White
Winter White
Shoji White
Cloverdale Paint
Winter White
EX053 · LRV 82

A 7-point LRV gap (82 vs 74) makes Winter White the marginally brighter of the two.

Winter White
Snowbound
Winter White
Snowbound
Cloverdale Paint
Winter White
EX053 · LRV 82
Sherwin-Williams
Snowbound
LRV 83

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 83 vs 82), so neither reads brighter in a room.

Winter White
Pigeon
Winter White
Pigeon
Cloverdale Paint
Winter White
EX053 · LRV 82
Farrow & Ball
Pigeon
LRV 51

Winter White reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 51), opening up a space where Pigeon encloses it.

Winter White
Pewter Green
Winter White
Pewter Green
Cloverdale Paint
Winter White
EX053 · LRV 82

At LRV 82 vs 12, Winter White is decisively the brighter choice.

Winter White
Duck Green
Winter White
Duck Green
Cloverdale Paint
Winter White
EX053 · LRV 82

At LRV 82 vs 8, Winter White is decisively the brighter choice.

Winter White
Skimming Stone
Winter White
Skimming Stone
Cloverdale Paint
Winter White
EX053 · LRV 82

At LRV 82 vs 68, Winter White is decisively the brighter choice.

Winter White
Dix Blue
Winter White
Dix Blue
Cloverdale Paint
Winter White
EX053 · LRV 82
Farrow & Ball
Dix Blue
LRV 41

Winter White reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.

Winter White
Hicks' Blue
Winter White
Hicks' Blue
Cloverdale Paint
Winter White
EX053 · LRV 82

Winter White vs Hicks' Blue

Winter White
Slaked Lime Deep
Winter White
Slaked Lime Deep

Winter White vs Slaked Lime Deep

Vintage Vogue
Winter White
Vintage Vogue
Winter White
Cloverdale Paint
Winter White
EX053 · LRV 82

At LRV 82 vs 12, Winter White is decisively the brighter choice.

Winter White
Livid
Winter White
Livid
Cloverdale Paint
Winter White
EX053 · LRV 82

Winter White vs Livid

Saybrook Sage
Winter White
Saybrook Sage
Winter White
Cloverdale Paint
Winter White
EX053 · LRV 82

At LRV 82 vs 45, Winter White is decisively the brighter choice.

Winter White
Pale Green
Winter White
Pale Green
Cloverdale Paint
Winter White
EX053 · LRV 82
RAL ClassicClassic
Pale Green
LRV 31

Winter White reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.

Winter White
Pine Needle
Winter White
Pine Needle
Cloverdale Paint
Winter White
EX053 · LRV 82

Winter White reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.