Behr Fire Cracker PPU2-16
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| Code: | PPU2-16 |
| Name: | Fire Cracker |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Fire Cracker?
Behr Fire Cracker PPU2-16 is a medium-deep, muted red with a noticeable earthy brown cast. Its softened saturation keeps it from reading as a bright primary red, giving it more of a brick-like, grounded appearance. In warm daylight, Fire Cracker can show a little more red warmth, while lower light brings out its dusky, brown-red depth. It makes a strong choice for a dining room accent wall, a front door, or cabinetry in a space with cream walls and natural wood. Pair it with warm off-whites, charcoal, aged brass, terracotta tile, or matte black details for a collected, substantial look.
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What are Behr Fire Cracker undertones?
Fire Cracker is a midtone, clear earthy red. The HEX sample leans red; this describes its measurable digital hue direction, not a hidden paint pigment. Warm bulbs can make it look creamier or more golden, while cool daylight may mute that warmth and pull it closer to beige or greige.
HEX value:
RGB code:
160, 64, 57
Is Behr Fire Cracker cool or warm?
warm
cool
At 4° on the HSL hue wheel, this dark red sits firmly on the warm side.
PPU2-16 Fire Cracker HSL code: 4, 47%, 43%
Hue - degree on a color wheel from 0 to 360. 0 is red, 120 is green, and 240 is blue.
Saturation is expressed as a percentage. At 0%, it appears as a shade of grey, and at 100%, it is in full color.
Lightness is also a percentage value. 0% is black, and 100% is white.
How light temperature affects Fire Cracker
Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.
In addition, natural-light temperature depends on its direction:
| Direction of sunlight | Visible temp. | Hue | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| North | Cool | Bluish | All day |
| East | Warm | Yellow | Before noon |
| West | Warm | Orange-red | After noon |
| South | Warm | Orange-yellow | All day |
Artificial Lighting. When choosing bulbs, pay attention to their color temperature in Kelvins.
Use the slider to see how this dark red shade looks under different lighting:
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr Fire Cracker:
Monochromatic color scheme
This scheme consists of various shades, tints, and tones of a single color. While it offers a perfect combination of hues, without accent décor it may become monotonous.
Lighter shades
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Darker shades
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Complementary color scheme
This color scheme is a combination of two shades that are opposite each other on the color wheel. The high contrast between these colors creates a vibrant and dynamic visual effect. For the color Fire Cracker with a red hue, complementary colors are those with a green hue close to 184, such as Behr Greenwich Village and Oceanic Climate.
LRV of Fire Cracker
Fire Cracker has an LRV of 10.86% and refers to Medium Dark which means that this color reflects very little light. Why LRV is important?
Light Reflectance Value measures the amount of visible and usable light that reflects from a painted surface.
Simply put, the higher the LRV of a paint color, the brighter the room you will get.
The scale goes from 0% (absolute black, absorbing all light) to 100% (pure white, reflecting all light).
Act like a pro: When choosing paint with an LRV of 10.86%, pay attention to your bulbs' brightness. Light brightness is measured in lumens. The lower the paint's LRV, the higher lumen level you need. Every square foot of room needs at least 40 lumens. That means for a 200 ft2 living room you'll need about 8000 lumens of light – e.g., eight 1000 lm bulbs.
Color codes
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Not sure what the difference between HEX and RGB is? We break down color models in plain language. Understanding color models
| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| HEX | #a04039 |
| RGB Decimal | 160, 64, 57 |
| RGB Percent | 62.75%, 25.10%, 22.35% |
| HSV | Hue: 4° Saturation: 64.38% Value: 62.75% |
| HSL | hsl(4, 47, 43) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 60.0 Yellow: 64.38 Key: 37.25 |
| YIQ | Y: 91.906 I: 59.456 Q: 18.129 |
| XYZ | X: 17.071 Y: 11.438 Z: 5.179 |
| CIE Lab | L:40.309 a:39.393 b:24.621 |
| CIE Luv | L:40.309 u:71.574 v:18.783 |
| Decimal | 10502201 |
| Hunter Lab | 33.82, 30.912, 14.595 |
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