Fire Dragon Bright vs Fluorescent Orange

Fire Dragon Bright

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

Fluorescent Orange

Brand
Golden
Range
Heavy Body Acrylics
Code
4630
Type
a fluorescent or effect paint
Swatch
#fe8129 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 10.2, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Fluorescent Orange is more saturated than Fire Dragon Bright. They are different kinds of paint: Citadel Fire Dragon Bright is an opaque base/layer paint and Golden Fluorescent Orange is a fluorescent or effect paint, so they won’t behave the same on the model even where the colour is close.

Can I use Fluorescent Orange instead of Fire Dragon Bright?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 10). Fluorescent Orange is more saturated than Fire Dragon Bright. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Fire Dragon Bright instead of Fluorescent Orange?

The same difference applies the other way round: Fire Dragon Bright is more muted.

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 Fluorescent Orange on the colour wheel

Other Golden paints close to Fire Dragon Bright

Other Citadel paints close to Fluorescent Orange

All matches: Fire Dragon Bright equivalents · Fluorescent Orange equivalents

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