What is the difference between Quinacridone Burnt Orange and Fire Red?

ΔE 15 (fair). Fire Red is much more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Quinacridone Burnt Orange vs Fire Red

Quinacridone Burnt Orange

Brand: Golden
Range: Heavy Body Acrylics
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #812219 (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 14.6, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Fire Red is much more muted, cooler than Quinacridone Burnt Orange.

Can I use Fire Red instead of Quinacridone Burnt Orange?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 15). Fire Red is much more muted, cooler than Quinacridone Burnt Orange.

Can I use Quinacridone Burnt Orange instead of Fire Red?

The same difference applies the other way round: Quinacridone Burnt Orange is much more saturated, 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 Quinacridone Burnt Orange on the colour wheel See Fire Red on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Quinacridone Burnt Orange

Quinacridone Burnt Orange vs Carmine Red (70.908)Model Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Fire Red
Quinacridone Burnt Orange vs Dark Flesh Tone (72.044)Game Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Fire Red
Quinacridone Burnt Orange vs Red (71.269)Model Air · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Fire Red

Other Golden paints close to Fire Red

Fire Red vs Violet Oxide (PR101)Heavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 8, close · closer than Quinacridone Burnt Orange
Fire Red vs Red Oxide (PR101)Heavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Quinacridone Burnt Orange
Fire Red vs Burnt Umber Light (PBr7)Heavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 15, fair

All matches: Quinacridone Burnt Orange equivalents · Fire Red equivalents