Fire Weed (PPG 1056-6)
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Fire Weed (PPG 1056-6) is a very deep, warm red from PPG Paints: LRV 15, so it reflects about 15 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Fire Weed
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Fire Weed by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper red, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. PPG Paints did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Fire Weed, 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 | Bold Brick | SW 6327 | 15 | 2.1 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Southwest Pottery | 048 | 16.6 | 2.0 | very close |
| Behr | Arabian Red | PMD-86 | 15.7 | 1.0 | very close |
| Valspar | Tropical Nut | 2003-5A | 15 | 2.9 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints red colors nearest to Fire Weed (LRV 15) by LRV.
Lighter than Fire Weed
Darker than Fire Weed
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1056-6 |
| Hex | #9B5B55 |
| RGB | 155, 91, 85 |
| HSL | 5°, 29%, 47% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 15 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 45.8, 25.5, 14.8 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Red |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Fire Weed (PPG 1056-6), published as #9B5B55
#8D5254
#AA6455
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Fire Weed (PPG 1056-6)?
- Fire Weed has an LRV of 15. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Fire Weed is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Fire Weed in another brand?
- Arabian Red (Behr PMD-86) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.0 (very close).
- Is Fire Weed warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Fire Weed as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 14.8; 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.