What is the difference between Umber Brown and Fire Red?

ΔE 7 (close). Fire Red is a little darker, more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Umber Brown vs Fire Red

Umber Brown

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: ATOM
Code: ATOM-20055
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #7e3f3d (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 6.9, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Fire Red is a little darker, more saturated than Umber Brown.

Can I use Fire Red instead of Umber Brown?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Fire Red is a little darker, more saturated than Umber Brown.

Can I use Umber Brown instead of Fire Red?

The same difference applies the other way round: Umber Brown is a little lighter, more muted.

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

Other Vallejo paints close to Umber Brown

Umber Brown vs Cavalry Brown (70.982)Model Color · ΔE 1, very close · closer than Fire Red
Umber Brown vs Brown RLM26 (71.105)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Fire Red
Umber Brown vs Burnt Red (70.814)Model Color · ΔE 9, close

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 Umber Brown
Fire Red vs Braunviolett RLM 81 (ATOM-20059)ATOM · ΔE 10, close
Fire Red vs Rust (IONIC-0156)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 10, fair

All matches: Umber Brown equivalents · Fire Red equivalents