What is the difference between Flickering Flame and Scrofulous Brown?

ΔE 9 (close). Scrofulous Brown is a little darker. Swatch colours are estimates.

Flickering Flame vs Scrofulous Brown

Flickering Flame

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

Scrofulous Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.038
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #d87e18 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.7, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Scrofulous Brown is a little darker than Flickering Flame.

Can I use Scrofulous Brown instead of Flickering Flame?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Scrofulous Brown is a little darker than Flickering Flame.

Can I use Flickering Flame instead of Scrofulous Brown?

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

Other Vallejo paints close to Flickering Flame

Flickering Flame vs Sun Yellow (72.006)Game Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Scrofulous Brown
Flickering Flame vs Sunny Skin Tone (70.845)Model Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Scrofulous Brown
Flickering Flame vs Golden Yellow (70.948)Model Color · ΔE 11, fair

Other Army Painter paints close to Scrofulous Brown

Scrofulous Brown vs Radiation GlowWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 10, fair
Scrofulous Brown vs Glowing InfernoWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 11, fair
Scrofulous Brown vs Safety OrangeWarpaints Air · ΔE 11, fair

All matches: Flickering Flame equivalents · Scrofulous Brown equivalents