Fire Drake vs Drain Life

Fire Drake

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

Drain Life

Brand
Scale75
Range
Instant Colors
Code
SIN07
Type
a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch
#e59368 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 18.5, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Drain Life is noticeably lighter, more muted than Fire Drake.

Can I use Drain Life instead of Fire Drake?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 19). Drain Life is noticeably lighter, more muted than Fire Drake.

Can I use Fire Drake instead of Drain Life?

The same difference applies the other way round: Fire Drake is noticeably darker, more saturated.

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 Drain Life on the colour wheel

Other Scale75 paints close to Fire Drake

Other Army Painter paints close to Drain Life

All matches: Fire Drake equivalents · Drain Life equivalents

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