Spiced Honey vs Spiced Cider
Spiced Honey is a Dulux color while Spiced Cider comes from Sherwin-Williams. Spiced Honey reads as beige-greige, while Spiced Cider reads as beige-pink — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. At LRV 26 vs 23, Spiced Honey will read as the brighter of the two — a 3-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. They share a warm quality — useful to know if you're layering them in the same space. At ΔE 9.7, the difference is perceptible but not dramatic — the two can work harmoniously in the same space. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Spiced Honey vs Spiced Cider in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Spiced Honey and Spiced Cider are close enough that the difference can be hard to judge from a chip alone — these photos show how each reads at scale, across different spaces and lighting conditions.
Dining Room
Dining room light is typically the warmest in the house, which shifts both colors toward the red end of the spectrum compared to daylight. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.
Color Details
Spiced Honey vs Spiced Cider Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Spiced Honey on one side and Spiced Cider 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 Spiced Honey comparisons
See how Spiced Honey stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 26), opening up a space where Spiced Honey encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 26, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 26 vs 6, Spiced Honey is decisively the brighter choice.
Purbeck Stone reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 26), opening up a space where Spiced Honey encloses it.
Evergreen Fog reads slightly lighter (LRV 30 vs 26), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 52 vs 26, Mizzle is decisively the brighter choice.
Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 26), opening up a space where Spiced Honey encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 26, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 27 vs 26), so neither reads brighter in a room.
French Gray reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 26), opening up a space where Spiced Honey encloses it.
Spiced Honey reflects far more light (LRV 26 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 55 vs 26, Tranquil Dawn is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 26 vs 13, Spiced Honey is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 44 vs 26, Hardwick White is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 26), opening up a space where Spiced Honey encloses it.
Spiced Honey reads slightly lighter (LRV 26 vs 21), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 66 vs 26, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 26, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 26, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
Pigeon reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 26), opening up a space where Spiced Honey encloses it.
At LRV 26 vs 12, Spiced Honey is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 26 vs 8, Spiced Honey is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 26, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Dix Blue reflects far more light (LRV 41 vs 26), opening up a space where Spiced Honey encloses it.
At LRV 26 vs 12, Spiced Honey is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 45 vs 26, Saybrook Sage is decisively the brighter choice.
Pale Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 31 vs 26), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.