What is the difference between Asmodeus Red and Fire Red?

ΔE 10 (close). Fire Red is a little darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Asmodeus Red vs Fire Red

Asmodeus Red

Brand: Two Thin Coats
Range: Triads: midtones
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #8f4849 (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 9.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Fire Red is a little darker, warmer than Asmodeus Red.

Can I use Fire Red instead of Asmodeus Red?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Fire Red is a little darker, warmer than Asmodeus Red.

Can I use Asmodeus Red instead of Fire Red?

The same difference applies the other way round: Asmodeus Red is a little lighter, cooler.

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 Asmodeus Red on the colour wheel See Fire Red on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Asmodeus Red

Asmodeus Red vs Cavalry Brown (70.982)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Fire Red
Asmodeus Red vs Brown RLM26 (71.105)Model Air · ΔE 8, close · closer than Fire Red
Asmodeus Red vs Gorgon Brown (72.124)Game Color · ΔE 10, close

Other Two Thin Coats paints close to Fire Red

Fire Red vs Red RageTriads: shadows · ΔE 9, close · closer than Asmodeus Red
Fire Red vs Dread RedTriads: shadows · ΔE 14, fair
Fire Red vs Fur CloakTriads: highlights · ΔE 16, loose

All matches: Asmodeus Red equivalents · Fire Red equivalents