What is the difference between Black Red and Olive Brown?

ΔE 7 (close). Olive Brown is more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Black Red vs Olive Brown

Black Red

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

Olive Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.889
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #322621 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Olive Brown is more muted than Black Red.

Can I use Olive Brown instead of Black Red?

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

Can I use Black Red instead of Olive Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Black Red is 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 Olive Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Black Red

Black Red vs Burnt Umber (70.941)Model Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Olive Brown
Black Red vs Black Red (70.859)Model Color · ΔE 8, close
Black Red vs Dark Rust (70.771)Model Color · ΔE 9, close

Other AK Interactive paints close to Olive Brown

Olive Brown vs Brown Black (AK17047)AK Quick Gen · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Black Red
Olive Brown vs S.C.C. No.1A Very Dark Brown (AK11384)3rd Gen AFV Series · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Black Red
Olive Brown vs RAL 8017 Rotbraun (AK11330)3rd Gen AFV Series · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Black Red

All matches: Black Red equivalents · Olive Brown equivalents