What is the difference between Braunviolett RLM 81 and Fire Red?

ΔE 10 (close). Fire Red is more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Braunviolett RLM 81 vs Fire Red

Braunviolett RLM 81

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: ATOM
Code: ATOM-20059
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #7a3c41 (estimate)

Fire Red

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.084
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #7b332f (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Fire Red is more saturated, warmer than Braunviolett RLM 81.

Can I use Fire Red instead of Braunviolett RLM 81?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Fire Red is more saturated, warmer than Braunviolett RLM 81.

Can I use Braunviolett RLM 81 instead of Fire Red?

The same difference applies the other way round: Braunviolett RLM 81 is more muted, 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 Braunviolett RLM 81 on the colour wheel See Fire Red on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Braunviolett RLM 81

Braunviolett RLM 81 vs Cavalry Brown (70.982)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Fire Red
Braunviolett RLM 81 vs Burnt Red (70.814)Model Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Fire Red
Braunviolett RLM 81 vs Brown RLM26 (71.105)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Fire Red

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Fire Red

Fire Red vs Vermin Brown (IONIC-0153)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Braunviolett RLM 81
Fire Red vs Umber Brown (ATOM-20055)ATOM · ΔE 7, close · closer than Braunviolett RLM 81
Fire Red vs Rust (IONIC-0156)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 10, fair

All matches: Braunviolett RLM 81 equivalents · Fire Red equivalents