Prairie Fire (PPG 1071-6)
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Prairie Fire (PPG 1071-6) is a very deep, warm brown from PPG Paints: LRV 19, so it reflects about 19 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Prairie Fire
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Prairie Fire by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper brown, 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 Prairie Fire, 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 | Wheat Penny | SW 7705 | 18 | 1.9 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Antique Copper | 1169 | 20.2 | 1.4 | very close |
| Behr | Timeless Copper | S200-6 | 18.2 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Rustic Earth | 2007-7A | 17 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints brown colors nearest to Prairie Fire (LRV 19) by LRV.
Lighter than Prairie Fire
Darker than Prairie Fire
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1071-6 |
| Hex | #996E5A |
| RGB | 153, 110, 90 |
| HSL | 19°, 26%, 48% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 19 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 50.3, 14.4, 17.9 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Prairie Fire (PPG 1071-6), published as #996E5A
#8B6559
#A87759
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Prairie Fire (PPG 1071-6)?
- Prairie Fire has an LRV of 19. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Prairie Fire is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Prairie Fire in another brand?
- Timeless Copper (Behr S200-6) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Prairie Fire warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Prairie Fire as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 17.9; 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.