What is the difference between Mournfang Brown and Fire Red?

ΔE 9 (close). Fire Red is a little lighter, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Mournfang Brown vs Fire Red

Mournfang Brown

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Base
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #6a2a1a (estimate)

Fire Red

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.084
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #7b332f (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.8, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Fire Red is a little lighter, cooler than Mournfang Brown.

Can I use Fire Red instead of Mournfang Brown?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Fire Red is a little lighter, cooler than Mournfang Brown.

Can I use Mournfang Brown instead of Fire Red?

The same difference applies the other way round: Mournfang Brown is a little darker, 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 Mournfang Brown on the colour wheel See Fire Red on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Mournfang Brown

Mournfang Brown vs Nocturnal Red (72.111)Game Color · ΔE 10, fair
Mournfang Brown vs Brown RLM26 (71.105)Model Air · ΔE 11, fair
Mournfang Brown vs Red (70.926)Model Color · ΔE 13, fair

Other Citadel paints close to Fire Red

Fire Red vs Bloodreaver FleshColour: Layer · ΔE 7, close · closer than Mournfang Brown
Fire Red vs Mournfang BrownColour: Air · ΔE 9, close
Fire Red vs Word Bearers RedColour: Layer · ΔE 9, close

All matches: Mournfang Brown equivalents · Fire Red equivalents