Fire Dragon Bright vs Ink Yellow

Fire Dragon Bright

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

Ink Yellow

Brand
Vallejo
Range
Game Color Ink
Code
72.085
Type
an ink, glaze or transparent paint
Swatch
#e7911b (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.9, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Ink Yellow is cooler than Fire Dragon Bright. They are different kinds of paint: Citadel Fire Dragon Bright is an opaque base/layer paint and Vallejo Ink Yellow 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 Ink Yellow instead of Fire Dragon Bright?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Ink Yellow is cooler than Fire Dragon Bright. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Fire Dragon Bright instead of Ink Yellow?

The same difference applies the other way round: Fire Dragon Bright is 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 Fire Dragon Bright on the colour wheel See Ink Yellow on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Fire Dragon Bright

Other Citadel paints close to Ink Yellow

All matches: Fire Dragon Bright equivalents · Ink Yellow equivalents

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