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Fireball Orange 2170-10
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Undertone: Saturated red (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Fireball Orange sits at L* 49.3, a* 43.4, b* 40.6. Its hue angle is 43° and its chroma is 59.4, so it reads as an outright red rather than a neutral. It classifies as warm. Among Benjamin Moore colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 95%.
LRV 18.9: dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 18.9, Fireball Orange is lighter than 19% of Benjamin Moore colors. Absorbs most light. Good for accent walls, cabinets, doors and exteriors; needs good lighting indoors.
Closest Sherwin-Williams match to Fireball Orange
Ranked by CIEDE2000 color difference (ΔE) computed from published RGB values. Below 2 is hard to tell apart on the wall; above 4 is a different color.
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raucous Orange | SW 6883 | 1.49 | Very close | |
| Cayenne | SW 6881 | 2.50 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Daredevil | SW 6882 | 3.13 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Fireball Orange
Ranked by CIEDE2000 color difference (ΔE) computed from published RGB values. Below 2 is hard to tell apart on the wall; above 4 is a different color. Behr does not publish LRV, so Behr values here are estimates.
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Koi | UL120-18 | 1.80 | Very close | |
| Fire Coral | BIC-31 | 1.84 | Very close | |
| Glowing Firelight | S-G-200 | 2.55 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fire Dance | 2171-20 | 2.82 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Racing Orange | 2169-10 | 3.47 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Tropical Orange | 2170-20 | 3.73 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Fiery Opal | 077 | 4.14 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Tomato Red | 2010-10 | 4.80 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Prairie Lily | CC-98 | 4.99 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Benjamin Moore with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Salsa 2009-20 · lighter, LRV 19.0
- Racing Orange 2169-10 · lighter, LRV 20.1
- Prairie Lily CC-98 · lighter, LRV 20.6
- Ravishing Red 2008-10 · darker, LRV 15.4
- Cornwallis Red CW-315 · darker, LRV 15.4
- Strawberry Red 2003-20 · darker, LRV 15.5
Colors that go with Fireball Orange
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Pacific Palisades 762 · complementary (180°)
- Rosy Blush 2086-30 · analogous (−30°)
- Golden Bark 2153-10 · analogous (+30°)
- Emerald Isle 2039-20 · triadic (120°)
- Athens Blue 797 · triadic (240°)
Fireball Orange vs popular colors
- Rosy Peach (Benjamin Moore 2089-20, ΔE 6.7) is about as light, more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Red (Benjamin Moore 2000-10, ΔE 8.5) is darker (LRV 14.2 vs 18.9), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more saturated.
- Firenze (Benjamin Moore AF-225, ΔE 10.5) is lighter (LRV 23.6 vs 18.9), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.