Match Burning Coals
Behr Burning Coals is a mid-tone shade, warm in character with an LRV of 45. The matches below are ranked by ΔE, a perceptual color-difference score.
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Closest matches across every brand
One match per brand, ranked by ΔE — a perceptual color difference score calculated from Lab color space values. Lower is closer. Click any card to compare side by side in simulated rooms.


A 7-point LRV gap (52 vs 45) makes Chickadee the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.9 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.



A 5-point LRV gap (50 vs 45) makes Fandango Fun the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.


With LRVs of 48 and 45, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.


With LRVs of 45 and 45, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.


Cheerful Tangerine reads slightly lighter (LRV 48 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.



With LRVs of 45 and 42, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 6.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.



Burning Coals reads slightly lighter (LRV 45 vs 37), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 8.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.



A 8-point LRV gap (45 vs 37) makes Burning Coals the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 10.7 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.



Burning Coals reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 31), opening up a space where Pinch of Clove encloses it. At ΔE 12.6 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.



With LRVs of 45 and 44, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 15.2 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.



Burning Coals reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 33), opening up a space where S 3030-Y30R encloses it. At ΔE 18.6 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.


At LRV 45 vs 28, Burning Coals is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 19.5 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.

Burning Coals reads slightly lighter (LRV 45 vs 34), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 19.5 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.


A 9-point LRV gap (45 vs 36) makes Burning Coals the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 23.2 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.

