What is the difference between Vampire Red and Oxide Brown Light?

ΔE 24 (loose). Oxide Brown Light is much more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Vampire Red vs Oxide Brown Light

Vampire Red

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Legacy
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #9c2e3d (estimate)

Oxide Brown Light

Brand: Kimera Kolors
Range: Pure Pigments
Code: Pure Pigments
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #83442b (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 23.7, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Oxide Brown Light is much more muted, warmer than Vampire Red.

Can I use Oxide Brown Light instead of Vampire Red?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 24). Oxide Brown Light is much more muted, warmer than Vampire Red.

Can I use Vampire Red instead of Oxide Brown Light?

The same difference applies the other way round: Vampire Red is much more saturated, cooler.

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 Vampire Red on the colour wheel See Oxide Brown Light on the colour wheel

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to Vampire Red

Vampire Red vs Magenta (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Oxide Brown Light
Vampire Red vs Purple (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 10, close · closer than Oxide Brown Light
Vampire Red vs Red Oxide (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Oxide Brown Light

Other Army Painter paints close to Oxide Brown Light

Oxide Brown Light vs Sunburst Ochre (Vol. 2)John Blanche Vol. 1-4 · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Vampire Red
Oxide Brown Light vs Molten OrangeWarpaints Air · ΔE 9, close · closer than Vampire Red
Oxide Brown Light vs Ruddy Terra (Vol. 2)John Blanche Vol. 1-4 · ΔE 9, close · closer than Vampire Red

All matches: Vampire Red equivalents · Oxide Brown Light equivalents