Vermillion vs Fire Drake

Vermillion

Brand
AK Interactive
Range
3rd Gen Standard
Code
AK11090
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#c4553e (estimate)

Fire Drake

Brand
Army Painter
Range
Speedpaint 2.0
Type
a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch
#c0623a (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Fire Drake is warmer than Vermillion. They are different kinds of paint: AK Interactive Vermillion is an opaque base/layer paint and Army Painter Fire Drake is a one-coat contrast-style paint, so they won’t behave the same on the model even where the colour is close.

Can I use Fire Drake instead of Vermillion?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Fire Drake is warmer than Vermillion. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Vermillion instead of Fire Drake?

The same difference applies the other way round: Vermillion is cooler.

ΔE is the colour difference between our two swatch estimates: under about 6 is close, over about 15 is loose. Real paints also differ in finish, coverage and how they thin, so test before you commit.

See Vermillion on the colour wheel See Fire Drake on the colour wheel

Other Army Painter paints close to Vermillion

Other AK Interactive paints close to Fire Drake

All matches: Vermillion equivalents · Fire Drake equivalents

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