What is the difference between Ruddy Terra and Fire Red?

ΔE 9 (close). Fire Red is a little darker, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Ruddy Terra vs Fire Red

Ruddy Terra

Brand: Army Painter
Range: John Blanche Vol. 1-4
Code: Vol. 2
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #924237 (estimate)

Fire Red

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.084
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #7b332f (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.7, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Fire Red is a little darker, more muted than Ruddy Terra.

Can I use Fire Red instead of Ruddy Terra?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Fire Red is a little darker, more muted than Ruddy Terra.

Can I use Ruddy Terra instead of Fire Red?

The same difference applies the other way round: Ruddy Terra is a little lighter, 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 Ruddy Terra on the colour wheel See Fire Red on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Ruddy Terra

Ruddy Terra vs Gorgon Brown (72.124)Game Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Fire Red
Ruddy Terra vs Dark Flesh Tone (72.044)Game Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Fire Red
Ruddy Terra vs Red (71.269)Model Air · ΔE 10, close

Other Army Painter paints close to Fire Red

Fire Red vs Camo Brown (WP4040P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 7, close · closer than Ruddy Terra
Fire Red vs Beret Maroon (WP4059P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 10, close
Fire Red vs Basilisk RedWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 11, fair

All matches: Ruddy Terra equivalents · Fire Red equivalents