What is the difference between Fire Dragon Bright and Ochre Desert?

ΔE 8 (close). Ochre Desert is a little darker. Swatch colours are estimates.

Fire Dragon Bright vs Ochre Desert

Fire Dragon Bright

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

Ochre Desert

Brand: Green Stuff World
Range: Acrylic Colors
Code: 1828
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #d87b00 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Ochre Desert is a little darker than Fire Dragon Bright.

Can I use Ochre Desert instead of Fire Dragon Bright?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Ochre Desert is a little darker than Fire Dragon Bright.

Can I use Fire Dragon Bright instead of Ochre Desert?

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

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 Ochre Desert on the colour wheel

Other Green Stuff World paints close to Fire Dragon Bright

Fire Dragon Bright vs Peach Flesh (1825)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 11, fair
Fire Dragon Bright vs Tiger Brown (3212)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 12, fair
Fire Dragon Bright vs Faded Orange (3214)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 14, fair

Other Citadel paints close to Ochre Desert

Ochre Desert vs Ryza RustColour: Dry · ΔE 9, close
Ochre Desert vs Lugganath OrangeColour: Layer · ΔE 12, fair
Ochre Desert vs Averland SunsetColour: Base · ΔE 20, loose

All matches: Fire Dragon Bright equivalents · Ochre Desert equivalents