What is the difference between Royal Brown and Fire Red?

ΔE 14 (fair). Fire Red is a little lighter, more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Royal Brown vs Fire Red

Royal Brown

Brand: Kimera Kolors
Range: Pure Pigments
Code: Pure Pigments
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #592b23 (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 13.7, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Fire Red is a little lighter, more saturated than Royal Brown.

Can I use Fire Red instead of Royal Brown?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 14). Fire Red is a little lighter, more saturated than Royal Brown.

Can I use Royal Brown instead of Fire Red?

The same difference applies the other way round: Royal Brown is a little darker, more muted.

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 Royal Brown on the colour wheel See Fire Red on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Royal Brown

Royal Brown vs Charred Brown (72.045)Game Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Fire Red
Royal Brown vs Dark Red (70.946)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Fire Red
Royal Brown vs German Red Brown (71.271)Model Air · ΔE 9, close · closer than Fire Red

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to Fire Red

Fire Red vs Red Oxide (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Royal Brown
Fire Red vs Perylene Violet (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Royal Brown
Fire Red vs Oxide Brown Light (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Royal Brown

All matches: Royal Brown equivalents · Fire Red equivalents