Wright Tanager Red (PPG FLLW287)
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Wright Tanager Red (PPG FLLW287) is a very deep, warm red from PPG Paints: LRV 17, so it reflects about 17 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Wright Tanager Red
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Wright Tanager Red 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 Wright Tanager Red, 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 | Coral Bells | SW 6593 | 16 | 2.8 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Holly Berry | 1321 | 17.4 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Whip Lash | P150-6 | 16.9 | 1.2 | very close |
| Valspar | Autumn Fire | 1007-1A | 17 | 1.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints red colors nearest to Wright Tanager Red (LRV 17) by LRV.
Lighter than Wright Tanager Red
Darker than Wright Tanager Red
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | FLLW287 |
| Hex | #C6494C |
| RGB | 198, 73, 76 |
| HSL | 359°, 52%, 53% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 17 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 48.6, 50.0, 25.1 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Red |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Wright Tanager Red (PPG FLLW287), published as #C6494C
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Wright Tanager Red (PPG FLLW287)?
- Wright Tanager Red has an LRV of 17. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Wright Tanager Red is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Wright Tanager Red in another brand?
- Holly Berry (BM 1321) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Wright Tanager Red warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Wright Tanager Red as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 25.1; 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.