Fire Dragon Bright vs Blazing Ink

Fire Dragon Bright

Brand
Citadel / Warhammer
Range
Colour: Layer
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#f08a2a (estimate)

Blazing Ink

Brand
Formula P3
Range
P3 Inks & Washes
Code
93159
Type
an ink, glaze or transparent paint
Swatch
#f8992f (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Blazing Ink is a little lighter than Fire Dragon Bright. They are different kinds of paint: Citadel Fire Dragon Bright is an opaque base/layer paint and Formula P3 Blazing Ink is an ink, glaze or transparent paint, so they won’t behave the same on the model even where the colour is close.

Can I use Blazing Ink instead of Fire Dragon Bright?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Blazing Ink is a little lighter than Fire Dragon Bright. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Fire Dragon Bright instead of Blazing Ink?

The same difference applies the other way round: Fire Dragon Bright is a little darker.

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 Fire Dragon Bright on the colour wheel See Blazing Ink on the colour wheel

Other Formula P3 paints close to Fire Dragon Bright

Other Citadel paints close to Blazing Ink

All matches: Fire Dragon Bright equivalents · Blazing Ink equivalents

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