What is the difference between Burnt Brown Red and Oak Brown?

ΔE 7 (close). Oak Brown is a little lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Burnt Brown Red vs Oak Brown

Burnt Brown Red

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: Acrylic Colors for Figures
Code: AMMO.F-553
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #2c1b1c (estimate)

Oak Brown

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Air
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3a2a28 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.2, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Oak Brown is a little lighter, warmer than Burnt Brown Red.

Can I use Oak Brown instead of Burnt Brown Red?

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

Can I use Burnt Brown Red instead of Oak Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Burnt Brown Red is a little darker, cooler.

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 Burnt Brown Red on the colour wheel See Oak Brown on the colour wheel

Other Army Painter paints close to Burnt Brown Red

Burnt Brown Red vs Banshee Brown (Vol. 1)John Blanche Vol. 1-4 · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Oak Brown
Burnt Brown Red vs Traitor RedWarpaints Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Oak Brown
Burnt Brown Red vs Brigandine BrownWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 7, close · closer than Oak Brown

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Oak Brown

Oak Brown vs Dark Brown (AMMO.F-533)Acrylic Colors for Figures · ΔE 6, close · closer than Burnt Brown Red
Oak Brown vs Starship Sludge Bay (A.MIG-3532)Oilbrusher · ΔE 7, close
Oak Brown vs Black Brown (IONIC-0160)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 9, close

All matches: Burnt Brown Red equivalents · Oak Brown equivalents