What is the difference between Black Brown and Hull Red?

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

Black Brown vs Hull Red

Black Brown

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: IONIC Smart Colors
Code: IONIC-0160
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3f2021 (estimate)

Hull Red

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.985
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #4e2e33 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.2, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Hull Red is a little lighter, cooler than Black Brown.

Can I use Hull Red instead of Black Brown?

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

Can I use Black Brown instead of Hull Red?

The same difference applies the other way round: Black Brown is a little darker, 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 Black Brown on the colour wheel See Hull Red on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Black Brown

Black Brown vs Black Red (70.859)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Hull Red
Black Brown vs Burnt Umber (70.941)Model Color · ΔE 8, close
Black Brown vs Dark Rust (70.771)Model Color · ΔE 8, close

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Hull Red

Hull Red vs Coffee Brown (ATOM-20060)ATOM · ΔE 6, close · closer than Black Brown
Hull Red vs Scab Red (IONIC-0073)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 7, close · closer than Black Brown
Hull Red vs NATO Brown (ATOM-20061)ATOM · ΔE 7, close · closer than Black Brown

All matches: Black Brown equivalents · Hull Red equivalents