Cyclamen
With a focus on versatile tones, Cyclamen (6571) is a standout Red in our database. It was selected for this featured gallery for its ability to add character and warmth to any space. See it applied across 10 real world scenarios and find professional pairing data below.
Hex
#C47B95
LRV
28.18
Cyclamen's Color Strip
Cyclamen is the fourth shade on this 7-color strip, sitting between Haute Pink and Ruby Shade. The strip spans from Lighthearted Pink at the lightest end to Framboise at the deepest. Color strip 103 groups these shades together so you can see how each reads next to its neighbors.
Cyclamen in Real Rooms
Cyclamen has a medium LRV of 28.18 — it adds real depth and will read noticeably darker as natural light fades. It's neutral in temperature and , making it adaptable across different lighting conditions and room orientations. Grouped in the Red family, the photos below show it applied in a bathroom, home office, front door, bedroom, dining room, mudroom, living room, patio, house and kitchen.
1 Bathroom Photo
Cyclamen is the perfect "clean" color for a bathroom that still wants to feel cozy. It lacks the clinical coldness of a pure white but retains a sense of hygiene and order that is essential for a space dedicated to self-care and grooming.
Cyclamen — minimalist bathroom
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1 Home Office Photo
To create a "library" feel in your home office, use Cyclamen on both the walls and the built-in shelving. This monochromatic approach creates a sophisticated, academic atmosphere that makes the room feel like a true destination for thought.
Sherwin-Williams Cyclamen in a neutral home office
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1 Front Door Photo
Cyclamen on a front door looks particularly stunning when framed by greenery or seasonal wreaths. The color provides a deep, matte background that makes the organic textures of a boxwood wreath or autumn garland really pop.
bold front door featuring Cyclamen by Sherwin-Williams
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1 Bedroom Photo
Lighting is key in a bedroom, and Cyclamen reacts beautifully to dimmers. As you lower the lights for sleep, the color takes on a velvet-like quality, losing its daytime crispness in favor of a smoky, mysterious depth that is incredibly conducive to relaxation.
A industrial bedroom painted in Cyclamen
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1 Dining Room Photo
Using Cyclamen in the dining room allows you to go bold with your lighting fixtures. An oversized chandelier or a modern sculptural pendant will look even more dramatic against the rich, steady background of this particular shade.
Cyclamen paint in a art deco dining room
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1 Mudroom Photo
The depth of Cyclamen is a secret weapon against the "dirty" look that many light-colored mudrooms eventually suffer from. It retains its freshness and intentionality even when it's not perfectly clean, which is essential for an active family.
Cyclamen paint in a cottagecore mudroom
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1 Living Room Photo
For open-concept living rooms, Cyclamen is a powerful tool for definition. It has enough presence to signal where the living area begins without creating a harsh visual break from the rest of the house. It defines the "zone" of relaxation through color psychology and sophisticated depth.
A traditional living room painted in Cyclamen
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1 Patio Photo
Outside, Cyclamen takes on a completely different life. Whether on deck boards, patio furniture, a fence, or a garden wall, it weathers beautifully and holds its character in open light. It is a natural companion to stone, weathered wood, and greenery.
industrial patio featuring Cyclamen by Sherwin-Williams
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1 House Photo
Exterior paint earns its keep over years, not months — it needs to handle bleaching summers, wet winters, and the slow shifts of a neighborhood's context. Cyclamen has the depth and pigment quality to age gracefully through all of it.
Cyclamen color — maximalist house inspiration
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1 Kitchen Photo
The challenge with kitchen color is longevity: it needs to look right at 7am under bright task lights and at dinner with the pendants dimmed low. Cyclamen manages to bridge all three lighting scenarios with ease, which is a rarer quality in a paint pigment than it sounds.
Cyclamen — earthy kitchen
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Coordinating Colors
At LRV 84 vs 28, Ibis White is decisively the brighter choice.
Shell White reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 28), opening up a space where Cyclamen encloses it.
Trim Color
At LRV 84 vs 28, Ibis White is decisively the brighter choice.
Similar Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 28 vs 27), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Impatient Pink reads slightly lighter (LRV 32 vs 28), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Vivacious Pink reads slightly lighter (LRV 36 vs 28), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 30 and 28, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Cyclamen reads slightly lighter (LRV 28 vs 23), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 28 and 26, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 28 and 26, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Complementary Colors
Mountain Air reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 28), opening up a space where Cyclamen encloses it.
At LRV 28 vs 9, Cyclamen is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 28 vs 5, Cyclamen is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 30 vs 28), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Lighter Colors
At LRV 59 vs 28, Irresistible is decisively the brighter choice.
