What is the difference between Clay Brown and Fire Red?

ΔE 12 (fair). Fire Red is more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Clay Brown vs Fire Red

Clay Brown

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: ATOM
Code: ATOM-20048
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #723117 (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 12.4, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Fire Red is more muted, cooler than Clay Brown.

Can I use Fire Red instead of Clay Brown?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 12). Fire Red is more muted, cooler than Clay Brown.

Can I use Clay Brown instead of Fire Red?

The same difference applies the other way round: Clay Brown is more saturated, warmer.

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 Clay Brown on the colour wheel See Fire Red on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Clay Brown

Clay Brown vs Gorgon Brown (72.124)Game Color · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Fire Red
Clay Brown vs Dark Flesh Tone (72.044)Game Color · ΔE 13, fair
Clay Brown vs Red Leather (70.818)Model Color · ΔE 14, fair

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 Clay Brown
Fire Red vs Umber Brown (ATOM-20055)ATOM · ΔE 7, close · closer than Clay Brown
Fire Red vs Braunviolett RLM 81 (ATOM-20059)ATOM · ΔE 10, close · closer than Clay Brown

All matches: Clay Brown equivalents · Fire Red equivalents