Fireweed

With an LRV of about 7, Fireweed absorbs most of the light that reaches it. It makes a wall recede and a room feel smaller, and it needs good light to show its color. Sherwin-Williams does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.

Fireweed in other brands

• Capsicum Red Dulux Australia S05E8 Red Very close ΔE 1.2
• Grenadin 65 Caparol 3D Grenadin 65 Red Very close ΔE 1.4
• Heirloom Tomato Kelly-Moore KMA47-5 Red Very close ΔE 1.5
• Hot Paprika 2 Dulux UK 2061181 Red Very close ΔE 1.5
• Sundried Benjamin Moore CC-62 Red Very close ΔE 1.6
• Wild Cherry Pratt & Lambert 4-19 Red Close ΔE 2.1

Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams

• Rembrandt Ruby Sherwin-Williams 33 Red
• Sun Dried Tomato Sherwin-Williams 7585 Dark Red

How it looks with color blindness

• Deuteranopia Reads as olive
• Protanopia Reads as olive
• Tritanopia Reads as red
• Achromatopsia Reads as dark gray

Under different light

• Warm bulb, 2700 K Close to listed
• Neutral, 4000 K Close to listed
• Daylight, 6500 K As listed

Questions

Is Fireweed warm or cool?

Warm. Its LAB b value of 18.6 and a value of 29.0 lean toward yellow and red, so it reads warmer next to a pure gray.

What is the closest Dulux Australia color to Fireweed?

Capsicum Red (S05E8), at ΔE 1.2. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Fireweed?

≈ 7. Sherwin-Williams does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.