Fire Orange (Valspar 2009-7)
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Fire Orange (Valspar 2009-7) is a very deep, warm red from Valspar: LRV 17, so it reflects about 17 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Fire Orange
Four Valspar colors picked for Fire Orange by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper red, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Valspar did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Fire Orange, 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 | Peppery | SW 6615 | 17 | 1.1 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | China Red | CW-310 | 18.7 | 2.2 | very close |
| Behr | Hot And Spicy | T17-18 | 16.5 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Glowing Firelight | 1191-7 | 17 | 3.0 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar red colors nearest to Fire Orange (LRV 17) by LRV.
Lighter than Fire Orange
Darker than Fire Orange
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2009-7 |
| Hex | #B35545 |
| RGB | 179, 85, 69 |
| HSL | 9°, 44%, 49% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 17 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 47.6, 36.9, 27.3 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Red |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Fire Orange (Valspar 2009-7), published as #B35545
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Fire Orange (Valspar 2009-7)?
- Fire Orange has an LRV of 17. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Fire Orange is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Fire Orange in another brand?
- Hot And Spicy (Behr T17-18) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Fire Orange warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Fire Orange as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 27.3; 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.