Earth Fired Red (Behr S200-7)
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Earth Fired Red (Behr S200-7) is a very deep, warm brown from Behr: LRV 10.4, so it reflects about 10 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Earth Fired Red
Three Behr colors picked for Earth Fired Red 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 Earth Fired Red, 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 | Brevity Brown | SW 6068 | 10 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Chocolate Truffle | 2096-20 | 10.7 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Cowboy Suede | 2011-6 | 11 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Bigfoot | 1061-7 | 10 | 3.0 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr brown colors nearest to Earth Fired Red (LRV 10.4 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Earth Fired Red
Darker than Earth Fired Red
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | S200-7 |
| Hex | #785240 |
| RGB | 120, 82, 64 |
| HSL | 19°, 30%, 36% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 10.4 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 38.6, 13.5, 16.9 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Earth Fired Red (Behr S200-7), published as #785240
#6A493F
#865B3F
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Earth Fired Red (Behr S200-7)?
- Earth Fired Red has an LRV of 10.4 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Earth Fired Red is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Earth Fired Red in another brand?
- Chocolate Truffle (BM 2096-20) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Earth Fired Red warm or cool?
- Behr lists Earth Fired Red as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 16.9; 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.