What is the difference between Brown Black and Hull Red?

ΔE 7 (close). Hull Red is a little lighter. Swatch colours are estimates.

Brown Black vs Hull Red

Brown Black

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: AK Quick Gen
Code: AK17047
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #2a1e1c (estimate)

Hull Red

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.039
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #392c2b (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.8, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Hull Red is a little lighter than Brown Black.

Can I use Hull Red instead of Brown Black?

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

Can I use Brown Black instead of Hull Red?

The same difference applies the other way round: Brown Black is a little darker.

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

Other Vallejo paints close to Brown Black

Brown Black vs Black Grey (70.862)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Hull Red
Brown Black vs Olive Brown (70.889)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Hull Red
Brown Black vs Burnt Umber (71.040)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Hull Red

Other AK Interactive paints close to Hull Red

Hull Red vs Afro Shadow (AK11276)Color Punch · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Brown Black
Hull Red vs Waffen Brown Grey (AK11416)3rd Gen Figure Series · ΔE 6, close · closer than Brown Black
Hull Red vs S.C.C. No.1A Very Dark Brown (AK11384)3rd Gen AFV Series · ΔE 7, close · closer than Brown Black

All matches: Brown Black equivalents · Hull Red equivalents