What is the difference between Firethorn Brown and Carmine Red?

ΔE 20 (loose). Carmine Red is a little darker, much more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Firethorn Brown vs Carmine Red

Firethorn Brown

Brand: Green Stuff World
Range: Opaque Colors
Code: 4109
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b12f17 (estimate)

Carmine Red

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.908
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #932126 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 19.7, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Carmine Red is a little darker, much more muted, cooler than Firethorn Brown.

Can I use Carmine Red instead of Firethorn Brown?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 20). Carmine Red is a little darker, much more muted, cooler than Firethorn Brown.

Can I use Firethorn Brown instead of Carmine Red?

The same difference applies the other way round: Firethorn Brown is a little lighter, 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 Firethorn Brown on the colour wheel See Carmine Red on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Firethorn Brown

Firethorn Brown vs Clear Orange (70.956)Model Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Carmine Red
Firethorn Brown vs Amaranth Red (70.829)Model Color · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Carmine Red
Firethorn Brown vs Gory Red (72.011)Game Color · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Carmine Red

Other Green Stuff World paints close to Carmine Red

Carmine Red vs Sangria Red (1789)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 8, close · closer than Firethorn Brown
Carmine Red vs Scab Red (4116)Opaque Colors · ΔE 14, fair · closer than Firethorn Brown
Carmine Red vs Brown Skin (3219)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 16, loose · closer than Firethorn Brown

All matches: Firethorn Brown equivalents · Carmine Red equivalents