What is the difference between Red Brown and Charred Brown?

ΔE 7 (close). Charred Brown is a little darker, more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Red Brown vs Charred Brown

Red Brown

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

Charred Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.045
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #60342e (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Charred Brown is a little darker, more muted, cooler than Red Brown.

Can I use Charred Brown instead of Red Brown?

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

Can I use Red Brown instead of Charred Brown?

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

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 Charred Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Red Brown

Red Brown vs Cavalry Brown (70.982)Model Color · ΔE 7, close
Red Brown vs Light Rust (71.129)Model Air · ΔE 8, close
Red Brown vs Brown RLM26 (71.105)Model Air · ΔE 10, close

Other AK Interactive paints close to Charred Brown

Charred Brown vs Saddle Brown (AK11104)3rd Gen Intense · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Red Brown
Charred Brown vs Russet Shadow (AK11277)Color Punch · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Red Brown
Charred Brown vs Dark Shadow Flesh (AK11405)3rd Gen Figure Series · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Red Brown

All matches: Red Brown equivalents · Charred Brown equivalents