Spiced Apple Cider (BM 1201)
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Spiced Apple Cider (BM 1201) is a deep, warm red from Benjamin Moore: LRV 26.6, so it reflects about 27 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Spiced Apple Cider
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Spiced Apple Cider by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper red, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Benjamin Moore did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Spiced Apple Cider, ranked by CIEDE2000 (deltaE): under 1.0 is indistinguishable, 1.0 to 2.3 very close, 2.3 to 5 noticeably different, over 5 clearly different.
| Brand | Closest color | Code | LRV | deltaE | How close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Coral Clay | SW 9005 | 26 | 1.6 | very close |
| Behr | November | HDC-FL14-2 | 25.1 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Rhapsody | 2002-5C | 27 | 2.0 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Sahara Sun | 1064-6 | 25 | 2.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore red colors nearest to Spiced Apple Cider (LRV 26.6) by LRV.
Lighter than Spiced Apple Cider
Darker than Spiced Apple Cider
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1201 |
| Hex | #C1796A |
| RGB | 193, 121, 106 |
| HSL | 10°, 41%, 59% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 26.6 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 58.1, 26.4, 20.0 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Red |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Spiced Apple Cider (BM 1201), published as #C1796A
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Spiced Apple Cider (BM 1201)?
- Spiced Apple Cider has an LRV of 26.6. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Spiced Apple Cider is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Spiced Apple Cider in another brand?
- November (Behr HDC-FL14-2) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Spiced Apple Cider warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Spiced Apple Cider as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 20.0; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: LRV and hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0). Color differences are CIEDE2000 values computed by this site from the hex values (data snapshot 2026-10-01). Color names and codes belong to their manufacturers.