Match Firecracker
PPG Firecracker is a deep, low-reflectance shade with an LRV of 20. 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.
With LRVs of 22 and 20, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.6 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 20 and 19, 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 23 and 20, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Firecracker reads slightly lighter (LRV 20 vs 15), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 6.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 5-point LRV gap (25 vs 20) makes Salmon pink the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 7.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 20 and 19, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 7.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Firecracker reads slightly lighter (LRV 20 vs 14), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 8.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 5-point LRV gap (20 vs 15) makes Firecracker the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 9.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 5-point LRV gap (25 vs 20) makes Blood Orange the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 9.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Carmine reads slightly lighter (LRV 25 vs 20), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 9.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
At LRV 34 vs 20, Flamingo is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 12.3 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Watermelon Slice reflects far more light (LRV 32 vs 20), opening up a space where Firecracker encloses it. At ΔE 12.3 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 11-point LRV gap (31 vs 20) makes Pinch of Clove the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 19.4 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
At LRV 20 vs 7, Firecracker is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 22.1 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.