Fire Drake vs Transparent Brown Iron Oxide

Fire Drake

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

Transparent Brown Iron Oxide

Brand
Golden
Range
Heavy Body Acrylics
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#a25513 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 13.7, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Transparent Brown Iron Oxide is a little darker, warmer than Fire Drake. They are different kinds of paint: Army Painter Fire Drake is a one-coat contrast-style paint and Golden Transparent Brown Iron Oxide 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 Transparent Brown Iron Oxide instead of Fire Drake?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 14). Transparent Brown Iron Oxide is a little darker, warmer than Fire Drake. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Fire Drake instead of Transparent Brown Iron Oxide?

The same difference applies the other way round: Fire Drake is a little lighter, 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 Fire Drake on the colour wheel See Transparent Brown Iron Oxide on the colour wheel

Other Golden paints close to Fire Drake

Other Army Painter paints close to Transparent Brown Iron Oxide

All matches: Fire Drake equivalents · Transparent Brown Iron Oxide equivalents

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