Red Candle (Behr PPH-73)
Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.
Red Candle (Behr PPH-73) is a very deep, warm red from Behr: LRV 8.4, so it reflects about 8 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Red Candle
Three Behr colors picked for Red Candle by this site's color math: a trim white, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Behr did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Red Candle, ranked by CIEDE2000 (deltaE): under 1.0 is indistinguishable, 1.0 to 2.3 very close, 2.3 to 5 noticeably different, over 5 clearly different.
| Brand | Closest color | Code | LRV | deltaE | How close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Beetroot | SW 9695 | 7 | 2.3 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Pottery Red | 2085-20 | 9.8 | 2.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Heirloom Red | 1010-3 | 7 | 1.7 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Brick Dust | 1056-7 | 9 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr red colors nearest to Red Candle (LRV 8.4 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Red Candle
Darker than Red Candle
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | PPH-73 |
| Hex | #833C3D |
| RGB | 131, 60, 61 |
| HSL | 359°, 37%, 37% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 8.4 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 34.8, 30.6, 14.0 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Red |
| Also sold as | PPH-73 (HISP) Rojo Candela |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Red Candle (Behr PPH-73), published as #833C3D
#75343C
#91443D
These swatches and the rooms above are a simulation, not a measurement. How the visualizer works
Similar shades from Behr
More from Behr
Common questions
- What is the LRV of Red Candle (Behr PPH-73)?
- Red Candle has an LRV of 8.4 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Red Candle is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Red Candle in another brand?
- Heirloom Red (Valspar 1010-3) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 1.7 (very close).
- Is Red Candle warm or cool?
- Behr lists Red Candle as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 14.0; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0); LRV is not published by Behr for this color and is estimated here from the color's own hex value. Color differences are CIEDE2000 values computed by this site from the hex values (data snapshot 2026-10-01). Color names and codes belong to their manufacturers.