What is the difference between Afro Shadow and Hull Red?

ΔE 9 (close). Hull Red is more saturated, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Afro Shadow vs Hull Red

Afro Shadow

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: Color Punch
Code: AK11276
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3f2f2d (estimate)

Hull Red

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.985
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #4e2e33 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.8, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Hull Red is more saturated, cooler than Afro Shadow.

Can I use Hull Red instead of Afro Shadow?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Hull Red is more saturated, cooler than Afro Shadow.

Can I use Afro Shadow instead of Hull Red?

The same difference applies the other way round: Afro Shadow is more muted, 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 Afro Shadow on the colour wheel See Hull Red on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Afro Shadow

Afro Shadow vs Mahogany (71.036)Model Air · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Hull Red
Afro Shadow vs Hull Red (71.039)Model Air · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Hull Red
Afro Shadow vs Burnt Umber (70.941)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Hull Red

Other AK Interactive paints close to Hull Red

Hull Red vs Violet Red (AK11075)3rd Gen Pastel · ΔE 0, very close · closer than Afro Shadow
Hull Red vs Dragon Blood (AK11272)Color Punch · ΔE 8, close · closer than Afro Shadow
Hull Red vs Waffen Red Brown (AK11419)3rd Gen Figure Series · ΔE 8, close · closer than Afro Shadow

All matches: Afro Shadow equivalents · Hull Red equivalents