Magmadroth Flame vs Transparent Red Iron Oxide

Magmadroth Flame

Brand
Citadel / Warhammer
Range
Colour: Contrast
Type
a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch
#e86a2a (estimate)

Transparent Red Iron Oxide

Brand
Golden
Range
Heavy Body Acrylics
Code
PR101
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#dd5915 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.7, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Transparent Red Iron Oxide is a little darker, more saturated than Magmadroth Flame. They are different kinds of paint: Citadel Magmadroth Flame is a one-coat contrast-style paint and Golden Transparent Red Iron 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 Transparent Red Iron Oxide instead of Magmadroth Flame?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Transparent Red Iron Oxide is a little darker, more saturated than Magmadroth Flame. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Magmadroth Flame instead of Transparent Red Iron Oxide?

The same difference applies the other way round: Magmadroth Flame is a little lighter, 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 Magmadroth Flame on the colour wheel See Transparent Red Iron Oxide on the colour wheel

Other Golden paints close to Magmadroth Flame

Other Citadel paints close to Transparent Red Iron Oxide

All matches: Magmadroth Flame equivalents · Transparent Red Iron Oxide equivalents

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