Fire Drake vs Swamp Brown

Fire Drake

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

Swamp Brown

Brand
Green Stuff World
Range
Washes & Intensity Inks
Code
1720 Ink
Type
an ink, glaze or transparent paint
Swatch
#b25338 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.8, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Swamp Brown is a little darker than Fire Drake. They are different kinds of paint: Army Painter Fire Drake is a one-coat contrast-style paint and Green Stuff World Swamp Brown 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 Swamp Brown instead of Fire Drake?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Swamp Brown is a little darker than Fire Drake. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Fire Drake instead of Swamp Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Fire Drake is a little lighter.

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 Swamp Brown on the colour wheel

Other Green Stuff World paints close to Fire Drake

Other Army Painter paints close to Swamp Brown

All matches: Fire Drake equivalents · Swamp Brown equivalents

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