Fire Drake vs Raw Sienna

Fire Drake

Brand
Army Painter
Range
Speedpaint 2.0
Type
a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch
#c0623a (estimate)

Raw Sienna

Brand
Golden
Range
High Flow
Code
8543
Type
an ink, glaze or transparent paint
Swatch
#ae6d2d (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 15.3, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Our swatches for the two are almost the same. They are different kinds of paint: Army Painter Fire Drake is a one-coat contrast-style paint and Golden Raw Sienna is an ink, glaze or transparent paint, so they won’t behave the same on the model even where the colour is close.

Can I use Raw Sienna instead of Fire Drake?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 15). The swatches are almost the same. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Fire Drake instead of Raw Sienna?

The same difference applies the other way round.

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 Fire Drake on the colour wheel See Raw Sienna on the colour wheel

Other Golden paints close to Fire Drake

Other Army Painter paints close to Raw Sienna

All matches: Fire Drake equivalents · Raw Sienna equivalents

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