Picture Gallery Red vs Spiced Cider
Where Picture Gallery Red belongs to Farrow & Ball's range, Spiced Cider is a Sherwin-Williams color. Picture Gallery Red reads as pink-red, while Spiced Cider reads as beige-pink — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Spiced Cider (LRV 23) reflects noticeably more light than Picture Gallery Red (LRV 16), a difference of 8 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Both lean warm, so they'll behave similarly in mixed or changing light conditions. With a ΔE of 13.6, 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 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Picture Gallery Red vs Spiced Cider in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Picture Gallery Red and Spiced Cider in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
Home Office
The test for a home office color isn't how it looks in a quick glance — it's whether it still feels right after a full day of work. Spiced Cider reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
Picture Gallery Red vs Spiced Cider Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Picture Gallery Red 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 Picture Gallery Red comparisons
See how Picture Gallery Red stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 16), opening up a space where Picture Gallery Red encloses it.
At LRV 69 vs 16, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
Picture Gallery Red reads slightly lighter (LRV 16 vs 6), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 52 vs 16, Purbeck Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 30 vs 16, Evergreen Fog is decisively the brighter choice.
Mizzle reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 16), opening up a space where Picture Gallery Red encloses it.
At LRV 60 vs 16, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 16), opening up a space where Picture Gallery Red encloses it.
Denim Drift reads slightly lighter (LRV 27 vs 16), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 43 vs 16, French Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
A 11-point LRV gap (16 vs 4) makes Picture Gallery Red the marginally brighter of the two.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 16), opening up a space where Picture Gallery Red encloses it.
With LRVs of 16 and 13, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Hardwick White reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 16), opening up a space where Picture Gallery Red encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 16, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
A 6-point LRV gap (21 vs 16) makes Artichoke the marginally brighter of the two.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 16), opening up a space where Picture Gallery Red encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 16), opening up a space where Picture Gallery Red encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 16), opening up a space where Picture Gallery Red encloses it.
Picture Gallery Red reads slightly lighter (LRV 16 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 16), opening up a space where Picture Gallery Red encloses it.
At LRV 41 vs 16, Dix Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 16, Calamine is decisively the brighter choice.
A 9-point LRV gap (25 vs 16) makes Treron the marginally brighter of the two.
Picture Gallery Red reads slightly lighter (LRV 16 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Saybrook Sage reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 16), opening up a space where Picture Gallery Red encloses it.
At LRV 31 vs 16, Pale Green is decisively the brighter choice.
A 9-point LRV gap (16 vs 7) makes Picture Gallery Red the marginally brighter of the two.
A 8-point LRV gap (24 vs 16) makes Cement grey the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 57 vs 16, Guilford Green is decisively the brighter choice.