Glowing Firelight (PPG 1191-7)

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Glowing Firelight (PPG 1191-7) is a very deep, warm orange from PPG Paints: LRV 17, so it reflects about 17 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Glowing Firelight
Three PPG Paints colors picked for Glowing Firelight by this site's color math: a trim white, 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 Glowing Firelight, 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 | Jalapeño | SW 6629 | 16 | 1.8 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Fiery Opal | 077 | 15.6 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Colorful Leaves | M190-7 | 16.6 | 1.5 | very close |
| Valspar | Orange Maple | 2010-5 | 17 | 1.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints orange colors nearest to Glowing Firelight (LRV 17) by LRV.
Lighter than Glowing Firelight
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1191-7 |
| Hex | #AF5941 |
| RGB | 175, 89, 65 |
| HSL | 13°, 46%, 47% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 17 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 47.8, 32.9, 29.7 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Orange |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Glowing Firelight (PPG 1191-7), published as #AF5941
#A15040
#BE6240
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Glowing Firelight (PPG 1191-7)?
- Glowing Firelight has an LRV of 17. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Glowing Firelight is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Glowing Firelight in another brand?
- Fiery Opal (BM 077) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Glowing Firelight warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Glowing Firelight as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 29.7; 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.