Fired Brick vs Tradewind
Both are Sherwin-Williams colors. Hue-wise, Fired Brick belongs to the pink-red family and Tradewind to the blue-grey family. At LRV 61 vs 8, Tradewind will read as the brighter of the two — a 53-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. The tonal difference — Fired Brick's warm character against Tradewind's cool — becomes most visible against white trim or in morning light. At ΔE 65.6, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Fired Brick vs Tradewind in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Fired Brick and Tradewind in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
Kitchen
Kitchen lighting tends to be bright and directional, which sharpens contrast and makes undertone differences more apparent. The LRV gap is large enough that Tradewind will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Fired Brick would.
House
At full exterior scale, the difference between these two colors becomes much easier to judge than from a small chip. The LRV gap is large enough that Tradewind will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Fired Brick would.
Front Door
Front doors are seen in isolation against the rest of the facade, which makes them a high-stakes surface where even subtle differences matter. Tradewind returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Color Details
Fired Brick vs Tradewind Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Fired Brick on one side and Tradewind on the other.
Digital color is approximate. These simulations are generated from the manufacturer's hex values and overlaid on grayscale room photos — your screen's calibration, brightness, and viewing angle all affect how they render. Before committing to either color, test physical samples in your own space under the light you actually live with.
More Fired Brick comparisons
See how Fired Brick stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 83 vs 8, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 8), opening up a space where Fired Brick encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 8 vs 6), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Purbeck Stone reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 8), opening up a space where Fired Brick encloses it.
Evergreen Fog reflects far more light (LRV 30 vs 8), opening up a space where Fired Brick encloses it.
At LRV 52 vs 8, Mizzle is decisively the brighter choice.
Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 8), opening up a space where Fired Brick encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 8, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 27 vs 8, Denim Drift is decisively the brighter choice.
French Gray reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 8), opening up a space where Fired Brick encloses it.
Fired Brick reads slightly lighter (LRV 8 vs 4), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 55 vs 8, Tranquil Dawn is decisively the brighter choice.
A 5-point LRV gap (13 vs 8) makes Bancha the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 44 vs 8, Hardwick White is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 8), opening up a space where Fired Brick encloses it.
Artichoke reflects far more light (LRV 21 vs 8), opening up a space where Fired Brick encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 8, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 8, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 8, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (12 vs 8) makes Pewter Green the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 68 vs 8, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Dix Blue reflects far more light (LRV 41 vs 8), opening up a space where Fired Brick encloses it.
Calamine reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 8), opening up a space where Fired Brick encloses it.
Treron reflects far more light (LRV 25 vs 8), opening up a space where Fired Brick encloses it.
A 4-point LRV gap (12 vs 8) makes Vintage Vogue the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 45 vs 8, Saybrook Sage is decisively the brighter choice.
Pale Green reflects far more light (LRV 31 vs 8), opening up a space where Fired Brick encloses it.
With LRVs of 8 and 7, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Cement grey reflects far more light (LRV 24 vs 8), opening up a space where Fired Brick encloses it.
Guilford Green reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 8), opening up a space where Fired Brick encloses it.