What is the difference between Redwood Brown and Fire Red?

ΔE 17 (loose). Fire Red is noticeably lighter, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Redwood Brown vs Fire Red

Redwood Brown

Brand: Green Stuff World
Range: Acrylic Colors
Code: 1832
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #4b1004 (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 17.2, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Fire Red is noticeably lighter, cooler than Redwood Brown.

Can I use Fire Red instead of Redwood Brown?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 17). Fire Red is noticeably lighter, cooler than Redwood Brown.

Can I use Redwood Brown instead of Fire Red?

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

Other Vallejo paints close to Redwood Brown

Redwood Brown vs Nocturnal Red (72.111)Game Color · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Fire Red
Redwood Brown vs Dark Red (70.946)Model Color · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Fire Red
Redwood Brown vs Red (70.926)Model Color · ΔE 16, loose · closer than Fire Red

Other Green Stuff World paints close to Fire Red

Fire Red vs Bestial Brown (1833)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 18, loose
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: Redwood Brown equivalents · Fire Red equivalents