What is the difference between WWI German Red Brown and Husk Brown?

ΔE 9 (close). Husk Brown is more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

WWI German Red Brown vs Husk Brown

WWI German Red Brown

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen Air Series
Code: AK11805
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #673615 (estimate)

Husk Brown

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Air
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #6a3a28 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.2, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Husk Brown is more muted, cooler than WWI German Red Brown.

Can I use Husk Brown instead of WWI German Red Brown?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Husk Brown is more muted, cooler than WWI German Red Brown.

Can I use WWI German Red Brown instead of Husk Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: WWI German Red Brown is 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 WWI German Red Brown on the colour wheel See Husk Brown on the colour wheel

Other Army Painter paints close to WWI German Red Brown

WWI German Red Brown vs Rawhide BrownWarpaints Air · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Husk Brown
WWI German Red Brown vs Sunburst Ochre (Vol. 2)John Blanche Vol. 1-4 · ΔE 8, close · closer than Husk Brown
WWI German Red Brown vs Camo Brown (WP4040P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 12, fair

Other AK Interactive paints close to Husk Brown

Husk Brown vs Nº8 Earth Red (FS30117) (AK11338)3rd Gen AFV Series · ΔE 2, very close · closer than WWI German Red Brown
Husk Brown vs Red Brown (AK11434)3rd Gen Figure Series · ΔE 4, very close · closer than WWI German Red Brown
Husk Brown vs Saddle Brown (AK11104)3rd Gen Intense · ΔE 6, close · closer than WWI German Red Brown

All matches: WWI German Red Brown equivalents · Husk Brown equivalents