Heart's Afire (PPG 13-14)
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Heart's Afire (PPG 13-14) is a very deep, warm red from PPG Paints: LRV 14, so it reflects about 14 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Heart's Afire
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Heart's Afire 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 Heart's Afire, 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 | Gala Pink | SW 6579 | 15 | 3.0 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Fascinator Rose | 2085-30 | 15.6 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Sweet Spiceberry | 130D-6 | 13.5 | 1.3 | very close |
| Valspar | Upholstery Red | 1008-3A | 15 | 3.0 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints red colors nearest to Heart's Afire (LRV 14) by LRV.
Lighter than Heart's Afire
Darker than Heart's Afire
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 13-14 |
| Hex | #A54F5D |
| RGB | 165, 79, 93 |
| HSL | 350°, 35%, 48% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 14 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 44.8, 36.9, 8.7 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Red |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Heart's Afire (PPG 13-14), published as #A54F5D
#97465B
#B4585D
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Heart's Afire (PPG 13-14)?
- Heart's Afire has an LRV of 14. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Heart's Afire is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Heart's Afire in another brand?
- Fascinator Rose (BM 2085-30) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Heart's Afire warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Heart's Afire as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 8.7; 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.