What is the difference between Brown and German Red Brown?

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

Brown vs German Red Brown

Brown

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: ATOM
Code: ATOM-20057
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #5a2d23 (estimate)

German Red Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.271
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #583633 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. German Red Brown is more muted, cooler than Brown.

Can I use German Red Brown instead of Brown?

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

Can I use Brown instead of German Red Brown?

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

Other Vallejo paints close to Brown

Brown vs Charred Brown (72.045)Game Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than German Red Brown
Brown vs Dark Red (70.946)Model Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than German Red Brown
Brown vs Flat Brown (70.984)Model Color · ΔE 9, close

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to German Red Brown

German Red Brown vs Coffee Brown (ATOM-20060)ATOM · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Brown
German Red Brown vs Burnt Umber (IONIC-0161)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 7, close · closer than Brown
German Red Brown vs Red Brown (AMMO.F-532)Acrylic Colors for Figures · ΔE 8, close · closer than Brown

All matches: Brown equivalents · German Red Brown equivalents