What is the difference between Flickering Flame and Foxhide Brown?

ΔE 14 (fair). Foxhide Brown is noticeably darker. Swatch colours are estimates.

Flickering Flame vs Foxhide Brown

Flickering Flame

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Fanatic
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #f28629 (estimate)

Foxhide Brown

Brand: Green Stuff World
Range: Acrylic Colors
Code: 1830
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #d3610f (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 13.9, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Foxhide Brown is noticeably darker than Flickering Flame.

Can I use Foxhide Brown instead of Flickering Flame?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 14). Foxhide Brown is noticeably darker than Flickering Flame.

Can I use Flickering Flame instead of Foxhide Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Flickering Flame is noticeably 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 Flickering Flame on the colour wheel See Foxhide Brown on the colour wheel

Other Green Stuff World paints close to Flickering Flame

Flickering Flame vs Peach Flesh (1825)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 8, close · closer than Foxhide Brown
Flickering Flame vs Ochre Desert (1828)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 9, close · closer than Foxhide Brown
Flickering Flame vs Faded Orange (3214)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Foxhide Brown

Other Army Painter paints close to Foxhide Brown

Foxhide Brown vs Lava OrangeWarpaints Air · ΔE 9, close · closer than Flickering Flame
Foxhide Brown vs Lava OrangeWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Flickering Flame
Foxhide Brown vs Incursion OrangeWarpaints Air · ΔE 14, fair

All matches: Flickering Flame equivalents · Foxhide Brown equivalents