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Fire Dance 2171-20
On-screen approximation from the published RGB value. Order a physical sample before you decide.
Undertone: Saturated red (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Fire Dance sits at L* 48.9, a* 40.7, b* 33.8. Its hue angle is 40° and its chroma is 52.9, 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 92%.
LRV 17.7: dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 17.7, Fire Dance is lighter than 18% of Benjamin Moore colors. Absorbs most light. Good for accent walls, cabinets, doors and exteriors; needs good lighting indoors.
Closest Sherwin-Williams match to Fire Dance
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cayenne | SW 6881 | 1.79 | Very close | |
| Peppery | SW 6615 | 2.45 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Jalapeño | SW 6629 | 2.58 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Fire Dance
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glowing Firelight | S-G-200 | 0.30 | Practically identical | |
| Fall Foliage | HDC-FL14-3 | 2.15 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Koi | UL120-18 | 2.19 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fiery Opal | 077 | 2.39 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Fireball Orange | 2170-10 | 2.82 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Salsa Dancing | AF-280 | 3.83 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Ravishing Red | 2008-10 | 3.84 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Cornwallis Red | CW-315 | 3.84 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Claret Rose | 2008-20 | 3.87 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Benjamin Moore with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Rust 2175-30 · lighter, LRV 19.8
- 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
- Red Parrot 1308 · darker, LRV 15.3
Colors that go with Fire Dance
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°)
- Chestnut Brown ES-65 · analogous (+30°)
- Jade Green 2037-20 · triadic (120°)
- Athens Blue 797 · triadic (240°)
Fire Dance vs popular colors
- Rosy Peach (Benjamin Moore 2089-20, ΔE 4.2) is about as light, more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Red (Benjamin Moore 2000-10, ΔE 7.5) is darker (LRV 14.2 vs 17.7), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more saturated.
- Firenze (Benjamin Moore AF-225, ΔE 10.8) is lighter (LRV 23.6 vs 17.7), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.