Home › Benjamin Moore › Red › Spiced Apple Cider
Spiced Apple Cider 1201
On-screen approximation from the published RGB value. Order a physical sample before you decide.
Undertone: Saturated red (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Spiced Apple Cider sits at L* 58.1, a* 26.4, b* 20.0. Its hue angle is 37° and its chroma is 33.2, so it reads as an outright red rather than a neutral. It classifies as warm. Among Benjamin Moore colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 63%.
LRV 26.6: dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 26.6, Spiced Apple Cider is lighter than 29% of Benjamin Moore colors. Absorbs most light. Good for accent walls, cabinets, doors and exteriors; needs good lighting indoors.
Closest Sherwin-Williams match to Spiced Apple Cider
Ranked by CIEDE2000 color difference (ΔE) computed from published RGB values. Below 2 is hard to tell apart on the wall; above 4 is a different color.
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coral Clay | SW 9005 | 1.56 | Very close | |
| Rojo Dust | SW 9006 | 2.82 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Coral Rose | SW 9004 | 4.38 | Similar, clearly different |
Closest Behr match to Spiced Apple Cider
Ranked by CIEDE2000 color difference (ΔE) computed from published RGB values. Below 2 is hard to tell apart on the wall; above 4 is a different color. Behr does not publish LRV, so Behr values here are estimates.
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November | HDC-FL14-2 | 0.93 | Practically identical | |
| Red Coral | PPU1-05A | 2.19 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Aloe Blossom | MQ4-33 | 2.63 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carter Red | CW-230 | 2.75 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Badlands | 1293 | 2.76 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Wild Flower | 2090-40 | 3.01 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Coral Bronze | 1298 | 3.23 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Claret | CW-305 | 3.23 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Tropical Fruit | CSP-1115 | 3.72 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Benjamin Moore with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Glamour Pink 2006-40 · lighter, LRV 29.9
- Smoked Salmon CC-154 · lighter, LRV 29.8
- Savannah Clay 047 · lighter, LRV 29.8
- Carter Red CW-230 · darker, LRV 24.4
- Wild Flower 2090-40 · darker, LRV 24.3
- Lip Gloss CSP-1160 · darker, LRV 24.1
Colors that go with Spiced Apple Cider
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Meridian Blue 761 · complementary (180°)
- Wild Pink 2080-40 · analogous (−30°)
- Warm Apple Crisp 1091 · analogous (+30°)
- Dunmore Green CW-540 · triadic (120°)
- Blue Lapis 2067-40 · triadic (240°)
Spiced Apple Cider vs popular colors
- Firenze (Benjamin Moore AF-225, ΔE 8.1) is darker (LRV 23.6 vs 26.6), more yellow/warm, more green, more saturated.
- Rosy Peach (Benjamin Moore 2089-20, ΔE 8.4) is darker (LRV 19.0 vs 26.6), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more saturated.
- Italianate (Benjamin Moore AF-215, ΔE 12.8) is lighter (LRV 36.5 vs 26.6), more yellow/warm, more green, more muted.