What is the difference between Weapon Bronze and Forged Red?

ΔE 20 (loose). Forged Red is a little lighter, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Weapon Bronze vs Forged Red

Weapon Bronze

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Fanatic
Type: a metallic
Swatch: #b06a20 (estimate)

Forged Red

Brand: Vallejo
Range: True Metallic Metal
Code: 77.165 Airbrush
Type: a metallic
Swatch: #d7724e (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 20.5, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Forged Red is a little lighter, cooler than Weapon Bronze.

Can I use Forged Red instead of Weapon Bronze?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 20). Forged Red is a little lighter, cooler than Weapon Bronze.

Can I use Weapon Bronze instead of Forged Red?

The same difference applies the other way round: Weapon Bronze is a little darker, warmer.

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 Weapon Bronze on the colour wheel See Forged Red on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Weapon Bronze

Weapon Bronze vs Gold Brown (70.877)Model Color · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Forged Red
Weapon Bronze vs Ancient Copper (77.124 Base)True Metallic Metal · ΔE 14, fair · closer than Forged Red
Weapon Bronze vs Ancient Copper (77.164 Airbrush)True Metallic Metal · ΔE 14, fair · closer than Forged Red

Other Army Painter paints close to Forged Red

Forged Red vs True CopperWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 18, loose · closer than Weapon Bronze
Forged Red vs Talos BronzeSpeedpaint 2.0 · ΔE 20, loose · closer than Weapon Bronze
Forged Red vs True CopperWarpaints Air · ΔE 20, loose · closer than Weapon Bronze

All matches: Weapon Bronze equivalents · Forged Red equivalents