What is the difference between Mythical Orange and Transparent Red Iron Oxide?

ΔE 7 (close). Transparent Red Iron Oxide is more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Mythical Orange vs Transparent Red Iron Oxide

Mythical Orange

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Legacy
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #ed5717 (estimate)

Transparent Red Iron Oxide

Brand: Golden
Range: Heavy Body Acrylics
Code: PR101
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #dd5915 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.3, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Transparent Red Iron Oxide is more muted than Mythical Orange.

Can I use Transparent Red Iron Oxide instead of Mythical Orange?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Transparent Red Iron Oxide is more muted than Mythical Orange.

Can I use Mythical Orange instead of Transparent Red Iron Oxide?

The same difference applies the other way round: Mythical Orange is 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 Mythical Orange on the colour wheel See Transparent Red Iron Oxide on the colour wheel

Other Golden paints close to Mythical Orange

Mythical Orange vs Quinacridone / Nickel Azo Gold (PY150 / PO48)Heavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Transparent Red Iron Oxide
Mythical Orange vs Vat Orange (PO43)Heavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 8, close
Mythical Orange vs Pyrrole Orange (PO73)Heavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 12, fair

Other Army Painter paints close to Transparent Red Iron Oxide

Transparent Red Iron Oxide vs Lava OrangeWarpaints Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Mythical Orange
Transparent Red Iron Oxide vs Burning OreWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 7, close
Transparent Red Iron Oxide vs Lava OrangeWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 15, loose

All matches: Mythical Orange equivalents · Transparent Red Iron Oxide equivalents