What is the difference between Burnt Red and Flat Earth?

ΔE 8 (close). Flat Earth is a little lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Burnt Red vs Flat Earth

Burnt Red

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen Standard
Code: AK11097
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #4b2c22 (estimate)

Flat Earth

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.983
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #583b28 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.0, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Flat Earth is a little lighter, warmer than Burnt Red.

Can I use Flat Earth instead of Burnt Red?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Flat Earth is a little lighter, warmer than Burnt Red.

Can I use Burnt Red instead of Flat Earth?

The same difference applies the other way round: Burnt Red is a little darker, 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 Burnt Red on the colour wheel See Flat Earth on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Burnt Red

Burnt Red vs German Red Brown (71.271)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Flat Earth
Burnt Red vs Burnt Umber (70.941)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Flat Earth
Burnt Red vs Charred Brown (72.045)Game Color · ΔE 8, close

Other AK Interactive paints close to Flat Earth

Flat Earth vs Waffen Brown (AK11417)3rd Gen Figure Series · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Burnt Red
Flat Earth vs Russet Shadow (AK11277)Color Punch · ΔE 6, close · closer than Burnt Red
Flat Earth vs Nº5 Earth Brown (FS30099) (AK11336)3rd Gen AFV Series · ΔE 7, close · closer than Burnt Red

All matches: Burnt Red equivalents · Flat Earth equivalents