What is the difference between Burnt Sienna and Fire Red?

ΔE 10 (fair). Fire Red is more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Burnt Sienna vs Fire Red

Burnt Sienna

Brand: Scale75
Range: Scalecolor Artist
Code: Artist
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #883526 (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 10.1, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Fire Red is more muted, cooler than Burnt Sienna.

Can I use Fire Red instead of Burnt Sienna?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 10). Fire Red is more muted, cooler than Burnt Sienna.

Can I use Burnt Sienna instead of Fire Red?

The same difference applies the other way round: Burnt Sienna is 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 Burnt Sienna on the colour wheel See Fire Red on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Burnt Sienna

Burnt Sienna vs Dark Flesh Tone (72.044)Game Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Fire Red
Burnt Sienna vs Gorgon Brown (72.124)Game Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Fire Red
Burnt Sienna vs Red (71.269)Model Air · ΔE 10, close · closer than Fire Red

Other Scale75 paints close to Fire Red

Fire Red vs Burgundy Wine Red (Artist)Scalecolor Artist · ΔE 7, close · closer than Burnt Sienna
Fire Red vs Sharpnel Red (SFG36)Fantasy & Games · ΔE 9, close · closer than Burnt Sienna
Fire Red vs Red Leather (SC30)Scalecolor · ΔE 9, close · closer than Burnt Sienna

All matches: Burnt Sienna equivalents · Fire Red equivalents