Blood Red vs Fire Orange

Blood Red

Brand
Army Painter
Range
Speedpaint 2.0
Type
a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch
#d83a1c (estimate)

Fire Orange

Brand
Reaper
Range
Master Series Paints
Code
09006
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#e16732 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 17.7, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Fire Orange is a little lighter, more muted, warmer than Blood Red. They are different kinds of paint: Army Painter Blood Red is a one-coat contrast-style paint and Reaper Fire Orange is an opaque base/layer paint, so they won’t behave the same on the model even where the colour is close.

Can I use Fire Orange instead of Blood Red?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 18). Fire Orange is a little lighter, more muted, warmer than Blood Red. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Blood Red instead of Fire Orange?

The same difference applies the other way round: Blood Red is a little darker, more saturated, 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 Blood Red on the colour wheel See Fire Orange on the colour wheel

Other Reaper paints close to Blood Red

Other Army Painter paints close to Fire Orange

All matches: Blood Red equivalents · Fire Orange equivalents

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