What is the difference between Camo Brown and Fire Red?

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

Camo Brown vs Fire Red

Camo Brown

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Historical
Code: WP4040P
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #6b3127 (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 7.0, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Fire Red is a little lighter, more saturated, cooler than Camo Brown.

Can I use Fire Red instead of Camo Brown?

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

Can I use Camo Brown instead of Fire Red?

The same difference applies the other way round: Camo Brown is a little darker, more muted, 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 Camo Brown on the colour wheel See Fire Red on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Camo Brown

Camo Brown vs Brown RLM26 (71.105)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Fire Red
Camo Brown vs Nocturnal Red (72.111)Game Color · ΔE 8, close
Camo Brown vs Cavalry Brown (70.982)Model Color · ΔE 8, close

Other Army Painter paints close to Fire Red

Fire Red vs Ruddy Terra (Vol. 2)John Blanche Vol. 1-4 · ΔE 9, close
Fire Red vs Beret Maroon (WP4059P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 10, close
Fire Red vs Basilisk RedWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 11, fair

All matches: Camo Brown equivalents · Fire Red equivalents