What is the difference between Black Red and Boot Brown?

ΔE 7 (close). Boot Brown is a little lighter, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Black Red vs Boot Brown

Black Red

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen Standard
Code: AK11098
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3a211b (estimate)

Boot Brown

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Historical
Code: WP4025P
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3c2c28 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.0, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Boot Brown is a little lighter, more muted than Black Red.

Can I use Boot Brown instead of Black Red?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Boot Brown is a little lighter, more muted than Black Red.

Can I use Black Red instead of Boot Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Black Red is a little darker, more saturated.

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 Black Red on the colour wheel See Boot Brown on the colour wheel

Other Army Painter paints close to Black Red

Black Red vs Traitor RedWarpaints Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Boot Brown
Black Red vs Dark RustWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Boot Brown
Black Red vs Banshee Brown (Vol. 1)John Blanche Vol. 1-4 · ΔE 6, close · closer than Boot Brown

Other AK Interactive paints close to Boot Brown

Boot Brown vs Afro Shadow (AK11276)Color Punch · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Black Red
Boot Brown vs S.C.C. No.1A Very Dark Brown (AK11384)3rd Gen AFV Series · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Black Red
Boot Brown vs Waffen Brown Grey (AK11416)3rd Gen Figure Series · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Black Red

All matches: Black Red equivalents · Boot Brown equivalents