Gore-Grunta Fur vs Red Oxide

Gore-Grunta Fur

Brand
Citadel / Warhammer
Range
Colour: Contrast
Type
a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch
#a85a3a (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 15.8, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Red Oxide is noticeably darker, cooler than Gore-Grunta Fur. They are different kinds of paint: Citadel Gore-Grunta Fur is a one-coat contrast-style paint and Golden Red Oxide is an opaque base/layer paint, so they won’t behave the same on the model even where the colour is close.

Can I use Red Oxide instead of Gore-Grunta Fur?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 16). Red Oxide is noticeably darker, cooler than Gore-Grunta Fur. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Gore-Grunta Fur instead of Red Oxide?

The same difference applies the other way round: Gore-Grunta Fur is noticeably lighter, 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 Gore-Grunta Fur on the colour wheel See Red Oxide on the colour wheel

Other Golden paints close to Gore-Grunta Fur

Other Citadel paints close to Red Oxide

All matches: Gore-Grunta Fur equivalents · Red Oxide equivalents

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