Opal Fire (PPG 1192-5)
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Opal Fire (PPG 1192-5) is a medium, warm orange from PPG Paints: LRV 42, so it reflects about 42 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Opal Fire
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Opal Fire by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper orange, 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 Opal 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 | Sockeye | SW 6619 | 40 | 1.4 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Coral Glow | 026 | 42.4 | 1.8 | very close |
| Behr | Medium Terracotta | 210D-4 | 41.2 | 2.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Coral Ridge | 2003-6A | 43 | 1.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints orange colors nearest to Opal Fire (LRV 42) by LRV.
Lighter than Opal Fire
Darker than Opal Fire
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1192-5 |
| Hex | #E49C86 |
| RGB | 228, 156, 134 |
| HSL | 14°, 64%, 71% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 42 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 70.9, 24.3, 22.4 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Orange |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Opal Fire (PPG 1192-5), published as #E49C86
#D59285
#F4A685
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Opal Fire (PPG 1192-5)?
- Opal Fire has an LRV of 42. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Opal Fire is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Opal Fire in another brand?
- Coral Ridge (Valspar 2003-6A) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 1.2 (very close).
- Is Opal Fire warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Opal Fire as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 22.4; 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.