What is the difference between Red Brown and Camo Brown?

ΔE 6 (close). Camo Brown is a little darker, more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Red Brown vs Camo Brown

Red Brown

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen Figure Series
Code: AK11434
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #713f32 (estimate)

Camo Brown

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Historical
Code: WP4040P
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #6b3127 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Camo Brown is a little darker, more saturated than Red Brown.

Can I use Camo Brown instead of Red Brown?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). Camo Brown is a little darker, more saturated than Red Brown.

Can I use Red Brown instead of Camo Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Red Brown is a little lighter, more muted.

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 Red Brown on the colour wheel See Camo Brown on the colour wheel

Other Army Painter paints close to Red Brown

Red Brown vs Husk BrownWarpaints Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Camo Brown
Red Brown vs Dryad BrownWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Camo Brown
Red Brown vs Fur BrownWarpaints Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Camo Brown

Other AK Interactive paints close to Camo Brown

Camo Brown vs Beast Brown (AK11278)Color Punch · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Red Brown
Camo Brown vs Nº8 Earth Red (FS30117) (AK11338)3rd Gen AFV Series · ΔE 8, close
Camo Brown vs Saddle Brown (AK11104)3rd Gen Intense · ΔE 8, close

All matches: Red Brown equivalents · Camo Brown equivalents