Fireweed (SW 6328)
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Fireweed (SW 6328) is a very deep, warm red from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 7, so it reflects about 7 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Fireweed
Three Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Fireweed by this site's color math: a trim white, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Sherwin-Williams did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Fireweed, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Moore | Sundried Tomato | CC-62 | 8.3 | 1.5 | very close |
| Behr | Red Pepper | PPU2-02 | 8 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Posh Red | 1011-4 | 7 | 3.9 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Brick Dust | 1056-7 | 9 | 4.0 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams red colors nearest to Fireweed (LRV 7) by LRV.
Lighter than Fireweed
Darker than Fireweed
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6328 |
| Hex | #7B3730 |
| RGB | 123, 55, 48 |
| HSL | 6°, 44%, 34% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 7 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 32.2, 29.0, 18.6 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Red |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Fireweed (SW 6328), published as #7B3730
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Fireweed (SW 6328)?
- Fireweed has an LRV of 7. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Fireweed is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Fireweed in another brand?
- Sundried Tomato (BM CC-62) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.5 (very close).
- Is Fireweed warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Fireweed as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 18.6; 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.