Apple Cider
Apple Cider is a bright and airy paint color from Cloverdale Paint. Our real-world data shows it is a primary choice when homeowners need to maximize natural light while maintaining a clean, neutral backdrop. Below, you'll find 8 examples of this shade in actual homes along with suggested color relationships.
Hex
#FCDDB9
LRV
76.00
Apple Cider's Color Strip
Apple Cider is the second shade on this 7-color strip, sitting between May Sun and Atoll Sand. The strip spans from May Sun at the lightest end to Cheddar Cheese at the deepest. Strip 60 makes it easy to compare shades side by side and find the right depth for your space.
Apple Cider in Real Rooms
Apple Cider has a high LRV of 76 — it reflects a lot of light and will read pale and airy in most spaces.
1 Bathroom Photo
Pairing Apple Cider with natural stone like travertine or slate creates an earthy, elemental bathroom that feels connected to nature. It moves the design away from plastic-heavy modernism toward something much more timeless and tactile.
Apple Cider in a bathroom context — crisp, grounded, dependable.
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2 Bedroom Photos
Pairing Apple Cider with tonal textures—like a silk rug or a bouclé chair—creates a layered, monochromatic look that is the height of sophistication for a bedroom. It proves that you don't need high-contrast colors to create a room that feels high-design and deeply personal.
Apple Cider in a children's bedroom: gentle, considered, liveable.
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Apple Cider fills this airy bedroom without demanding attention.
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1 Dining Room Photo
The color Apple Cider has a way of making wood furniture look its best. Whether you have a dark mahogany table or a light oak sideboard, the undertones of the paint will pull out the natural beauty and grain of the wood.
Apple Cider adds presence to this dining room without overpowering it.
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2 Misc Photos
These "miscellaneous" applications of Apple Cider prove that there is truly no room in the house that wouldn't benefit from its sophisticated, grounded, and endlessly adaptable presence.
Apple Cider on an entryway staircase — grounded, welcoming, assured.
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Apple Cider in a sun room, where light tests every paint color honestly.
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1 Kitchen Photo
On kitchen walls, Apple Cider adds a considered, intentional feel without demanding too much attention in a busy space. It holds its own against both warm wood countertops and cool quartz or marble, making it an incredibly flexible choice for the hardest-working and most high-traffic room in the house.
Apple Cider keeps this kitchen feeling open and well-considered.
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1 Living Room Photo
Apple Cider works harder than it looks in a living room environment. Whether the space gets direct southern sun or stays north-facing and dim, the color finds its specific register — neither receding into the background nor demanding the spotlight. It acts as a sophisticated backdrop that makes every piece of furniture or art placed in front of it look immediately more considered and curated.
Apple Cider brings quiet confidence to this living room interior.
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