Apricot Spring vs Beige
Where Apricot Spring belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Beige is a RAL Classic color. These are both beiges, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within beige to land. Apricot Spring (LRV 54) reflects noticeably more light than Beige (LRV 48), a difference of 6 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 13.5, 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 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Apricot Spring vs Beige in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Apricot Spring and Beige 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 brightness difference is modest but present — Apricot Spring gives the walls a little more lift.
Color Details
Apricot Spring vs Beige Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Apricot Spring on one side and Beige 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 Apricot Spring comparisons
See how Apricot Spring stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 69 vs 54, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 54), opening up a space where Apricot Spring encloses it.
Apricot Spring reflects far more light (LRV 54 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 54 vs 52), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 54 vs 30, Apricot Spring is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 54 and 52, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 6-point LRV gap (60 vs 54) makes Agreeable Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
Accessible Beige reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 54), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Apricot Spring reflects far more light (LRV 54 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
A 11-point LRV gap (54 vs 43) makes Apricot Spring the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 54 vs 4, Apricot Spring is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 55 and 54, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Apricot Spring reflects far more light (LRV 54 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Apricot Spring reads slightly lighter (LRV 54 vs 44), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 84 vs 54, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 54 vs 21, Apricot Spring is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 54), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 54), opening up a space where Apricot Spring encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 54), opening up a space where Apricot Spring encloses it.
A 3-point LRV gap (54 vs 51) makes Apricot Spring the marginally brighter of the two.
Apricot Spring reflects far more light (LRV 54 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Apricot Spring reflects far more light (LRV 54 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 54), opening up a space where Apricot Spring encloses it.
At LRV 54 vs 41, Apricot Spring is decisively the brighter choice.
Apricot Spring reflects far more light (LRV 54 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Apricot Spring reads slightly lighter (LRV 54 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 54 vs 31, Apricot Spring is decisively the brighter choice.