What is the difference between Asmodeus Red and Gorgon Brown?

ΔE 10 (close). Gorgon Brown is more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Asmodeus Red vs Gorgon Brown

Asmodeus Red

Brand: Two Thin Coats
Range: Triads: midtones
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #8f4849 (estimate)

Gorgon Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.124
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #904638 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.7, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Gorgon Brown is more saturated, warmer than Asmodeus Red.

Can I use Gorgon Brown instead of Asmodeus Red?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Gorgon Brown is more saturated, warmer than Asmodeus Red.

Can I use Asmodeus Red instead of Gorgon Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Asmodeus Red is more muted, 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 Gorgon Brown 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 Gorgon Brown
Asmodeus Red vs Brown RLM26 (71.105)Model Air · ΔE 8, close · closer than Gorgon Brown
Asmodeus Red vs Fire Red (71.084)Model Air · ΔE 10, close · closer than Gorgon Brown

Other Two Thin Coats paints close to Gorgon Brown

Gorgon Brown vs Dry Rust BrownTriads: midtones · ΔE 11, fair
Gorgon Brown vs Red RageTriads: shadows · ΔE 14, fair
Gorgon Brown vs Fur CloakTriads: highlights · ΔE 15, fair

All matches: Asmodeus Red equivalents · Gorgon Brown equivalents