What is the difference between Golfag Brown and Red Oxide?

ΔE 24 (loose). Red Oxide is a little darker, more saturated, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Golfag Brown vs Red Oxide

Golfag Brown

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Dry
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #8a5a2a (estimate)

Red Oxide

Brand: Golden
Range: Heavy Body Acrylics
Code: PR101
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #873325 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 23.5, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Red Oxide is a little darker, more saturated, cooler than Golfag Brown.

Can I use Red Oxide instead of Golfag Brown?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 24). Red Oxide is a little darker, more saturated, cooler than Golfag Brown.

Can I use Golfag Brown instead of Red Oxide?

The same difference applies the other way round: Golfag Brown is a little lighter, more muted, 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 Golfag Brown on the colour wheel See Red Oxide on the colour wheel

Other Golden paints close to Golfag Brown

Golfag Brown vs Mars YellowHeavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 18, loose · closer than Red Oxide
Golfag Brown vs Transparent Brown Iron OxideHeavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 18, loose · closer than Red Oxide
Golfag Brown vs Burnt Umber Light (PBr7)Heavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 21, loose · closer than Red Oxide

Other Citadel paints close to Red Oxide

Red Oxide vs Knight-Questor FleshColour: Layer · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Golfag Brown
Red Oxide vs Bloodreaver FleshColour: Layer · ΔE 10, close · closer than Golfag Brown
Red Oxide vs Tuskgor FurColour: Layer · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Golfag Brown

All matches: Golfag Brown equivalents · Red Oxide equivalents