What is the difference between Bestial Brown and Fire Red?

ΔE 18 (loose). Fire Red is a little lighter, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Bestial Brown vs Fire Red

Bestial Brown

Brand: Green Stuff World
Range: Acrylic Colors
Code: 1833
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #5f2704 (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 17.6, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Fire Red is a little lighter, cooler than Bestial Brown.

Can I use Fire Red instead of Bestial Brown?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 18). Fire Red is a little lighter, cooler than Bestial Brown.

Can I use Bestial Brown instead of Fire Red?

The same difference applies the other way round: Bestial 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 Bestial Brown on the colour wheel See Fire Red on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Bestial Brown

Bestial Brown vs Nocturnal Red (72.111)Game Color · ΔE 18, loose
Bestial Brown vs Bronze Brown (72.036)Game Color · ΔE 19, loose
Bestial Brown vs Gorgon Brown (72.124)Game Color · ΔE 19, loose

Other Green Stuff World paints close to Fire Red

Fire Red vs Redwood Brown (1832)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 17, loose · closer than Bestial Brown
Fire Red vs Brown Skin (3219)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 22, loose
Fire Red vs Dark Rose Tan (4119)Opaque Colors · ΔE 23, loose

All matches: Bestial Brown equivalents · Fire Red equivalents