Apple Cider vs Bancha
Where Apple Cider belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Bancha is a Farrow & Ball color. Apple Cider reads as beige, while Bancha reads as beige-greige — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Apple Cider (LRV 76) reflects noticeably more light than Bancha (LRV 13), a difference of 63 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 47.6, the contrast is hard to miss. These aren't variations on a theme — they're two different answers to the same question. Below you'll find 5 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Apple Cider vs Bancha in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Seeing Apple Cider 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
In a living room, color works across both daylight and evening light — the same wall can read very differently at noon and at 8pm. The LRV gap is large enough that Apple Cider will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Bancha would.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Apple Cider reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Bancha.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. Apple Cider reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Bancha.
Dining Room
A dining room lit by a dimmed pendant or candles is one of the most forgiving environments for paint — warm light softens almost everything. Apple Cider returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Bathroom
Bathrooms are one of the few spaces where you're genuinely enclosed by the paint color, which makes the choice between these two more consequential. Apple Cider reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Bancha.
Color Details
Apple Cider vs Bancha Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Apple Cider on one side and Bancha on the other.
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 Apple Cider comparisons
See how Apple Cider stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
A 7-point LRV gap (76 vs 69) makes Apple Cider the marginally brighter of the two.
White Dove reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 76), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Apple Cider reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 76 vs 52, Apple Cider is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 76 vs 30, Apple Cider is decisively the brighter choice.
Apple Cider reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
At LRV 76 vs 60, Apple Cider is decisively the brighter choice.
Apple Cider reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 58), opening up a space where Accessible Beige encloses it.
Apple Cider reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 76 vs 43, Apple Cider is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 76 vs 4, Apple Cider is decisively the brighter choice.
Apple Cider reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Apple Cider reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
A 8-point LRV gap (84 vs 76) makes Pure White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 76 vs 21, Apple Cider is decisively the brighter choice.
Apple Cider reads slightly lighter (LRV 76 vs 66), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 76 and 74, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Snowbound reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 76), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 76 vs 51, Apple Cider is decisively the brighter choice.
Apple Cider reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Apple Cider reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Apple Cider reads slightly lighter (LRV 76 vs 68), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 76 vs 41, Apple Cider is decisively the brighter choice.
Apple Cider reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Apple Cider reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 76 vs 31, Apple Cider is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 76 vs 7, Apple Cider is decisively the brighter choice.