Fire Dust
PPG1081-5 · #B98D68 · LRV 30 — warm red-orange tone, mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light.
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What Color Is Fire Dust, Really?
Fire Dust reads as a warm red-orange tone — mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light. The notes below cover how PPG / Glidden PPG1081-5 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Fire Dust
Fire Dust is versatile enough for full rooms but has enough depth to anchor a space, so it suits living rooms, bedrooms and cabinetry alike. Browns ground a room and pair naturally with leather, wood and warm metals.
How Lighting Changes Fire Dust
Fire Dust sits in the mid-range at LRV 30, so it shifts visibly through the day — lighter and more open in morning light, deeper and moodier after dark. Its orange undertone is the part to watch: it gets picked up by whatever sits next to it, so test it against your trim, floor and the room's main light before committing. South-facing rooms will pull it lighter and warmer, while north light cools it down.
Most complaints about Fire Dust are a light mismatch. Upload a photo of your actual room and see it on your walls — then ask for the same wall in north light or evening lamps before you buy a single sample.
Need It From Another Brand?
Any paint counter can custom-tint PPG / Glidden PPG1081-5 directly. If you would rather stay in one brand's own deck, these are the closest stock matches, measured as ΔE2000. Under 2 is a difference you will not see on the wall.
| Brand | Closest color | ΔE | LRV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Tatami TanSW 6116 · Sherwin-Williams | 0.9 | 30 | Color page → |
| Behr | Almond RocaS260-5 · Behr | 2.0 | 31 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Harbor Highlands Tan1139 · Benjamin Moore | 0.9 | 30 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Grizzly8003-17E · Valspar | 0.9 | 30 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Fire DustPPG1081-5 · Glidden | 0.0 | 30 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Sweetened Tea314-5DB · Dutch Boy | 0.9 | 30 | Color page → |
Similar PPG / Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Fire Dust within PPG / Glidden's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
WCAG 2.1: AA is 4.5 : 1 for normal text, 3 : 1 for large text, AAA is 7 : 1.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #B98D68 in HSL space. Pair Fire Dust with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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