What is the difference between Fire Dragon Bright and Orange?

ΔE 7 (close). Orange is more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Fire Dragon Bright vs Orange

Fire Dragon Bright

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

Orange

Brand: Tamiya
Range: TS Spray
Code: TS-12
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #f58020 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Orange is more saturated than Fire Dragon Bright.

Can I use Orange instead of Fire Dragon Bright?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Orange is more saturated than Fire Dragon Bright.

Can I use Fire Dragon Bright instead of 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 Orange on the colour wheel

Other Tamiya paints close to Fire Dragon Bright

Fire Dragon Bright vs Pure Orange (PS-62)PS Spray (polycarbonate) · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Orange
Fire Dragon Bright vs Clear Orange (TS-73)TS Spray · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Orange
Fire Dragon Bright vs Pure Orange (TS-98)TS Spray · ΔE 6, close · closer than Orange

Other Citadel paints close to Orange

Orange vs Lugganath OrangeColour: Layer · ΔE 11, fair
Orange vs Trollslayer OrangeColour: Layer · ΔE 13, fair
Orange vs Trollslayer OrangeColour: Air · ΔE 13, fair

All matches: Fire Dragon Bright equivalents · Orange equivalents