Fire Dance (BM 2171-20)
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Fire Dance (BM 2171-20) is a very deep, warm red from Benjamin Moore: LRV 17.7, so it reflects about 18 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Fire Dance
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Fire Dance by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper red, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Benjamin Moore did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Fire Dance, 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 | Cayenne | SW 6881 | 17 | 1.8 | very close |
| Behr | Glowing Firelight | S-G-200 | 17.5 | 0.3 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Orange Maple | 2010-5 | 17 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Orange Vermillion | 1194-7 | 17 | 1.0 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore red colors nearest to Fire Dance (LRV 17.7) by LRV.
Lighter than Fire Dance
Darker than Fire Dance
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2171-20 |
| Hex | #BD543D |
| RGB | 189, 84, 61 |
| HSL | 11°, 51%, 49% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 17.7 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 48.9, 40.7, 33.8 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Red |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Fire Dance (BM 2171-20), published as #BD543D
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Fire Dance (BM 2171-20)?
- Fire Dance has an LRV of 17.7. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Fire Dance is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Fire Dance in another brand?
- Glowing Firelight (Behr S-G-200) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.3 (indistinguishable).
- Is Fire Dance warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Fire Dance as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 33.8; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: LRV and hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0). 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.