Dulux Fire Cracker 5 10YR 30/400

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What are Dulux Fire Cracker 5 undertones?
Is Fire Cracker 5 10YR 30/400 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Fire Cracker 5
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
Color codes
Color equivalents

Code:	10YR 30/400
Name:	Fire Cracker 5
Brand:	Dulux

What color is Dulux Fire Cracker 5?

Dulux Fire Cracker 5 10YR 30/400 is a mid-depth muted coral with a clear terracotta-red base and a softly weathered look. Its #D57471 tone reads warm without becoming overly orange, making it feel more grounded than a bright salmon or pink. On walls, Fire Cracker 5 can bring gentle color to a dining room, sunlit hallway, or bedroom, while natural light may pull forward its rosy warmth. Pair it with chalky off-whites, warm beige, dusty olive, or deep brown for a considered palette. It also suits painted cabinetry or a single accent wall alongside oak, rattan, linen, and aged brass.

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What are Dulux Fire Cracker 5 undertones?

Fire Cracker 5 is a midtone, clear brick 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:

#D57471

RGB code:

213, 116, 113

Is Dulux Fire Cracker 5 cool or warm?

warm

cool

At 2° on the HSL hue wheel, this Red sits firmly on the warm side.

10YR 30/400 Fire Cracker 5 HSL code: 2, 54%, 64%

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 5

Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.

Sunrise

Morning

Noon

Afternoon

Sunset

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 Red shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Dulux Fire Cracker 5:

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 5 with a red hue, complementary colors are those with a green hue close to 182, such as Dulux Mallard Green and Calm Sea.

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