Clay Fire (PPG 16-26)
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Clay Fire (PPG 16-26) is a medium, warm orange from PPG Paints: LRV 44, so it reflects about 44 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Clay Fire
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Clay 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 Clay 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 | Windswept Canyon | SW 9010 | 43 | 1.5 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Milk and Honey | AF-210 | 40.6 | 1.5 | very close |
| Behr | Nairobi Dusk | PPU3-10 | 44.1 | 0.3 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Perfect Peach | 2006-6A | 46 | 1.5 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints orange colors nearest to Clay Fire (LRV 44) by LRV.
Lighter than Clay Fire
Darker than Clay Fire
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 16-26 |
| Hex | #D8A686 |
| RGB | 216, 166, 134 |
| HSL | 23°, 51%, 69% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 44 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 72.0, 14.2, 23.7 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Orange |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Clay Fire (PPG 16-26), published as #D8A686
#C99C85
#E8B085
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Clay Fire (PPG 16-26)?
- Clay Fire has an LRV of 44. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Clay Fire is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Clay Fire in another brand?
- Nairobi Dusk (Behr PPU3-10) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.3 (indistinguishable).
- Is Clay Fire warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Clay Fire as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 23.7; 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.