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

ΔE 6 (close). Olive Brown is a little lighter. Swatch colours are estimates.

Burnt Brown Red vs Olive 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)

Olive Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.889
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #322621 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Olive Brown is a little lighter than Burnt Brown Red.

Can I use Olive Brown instead of Burnt Brown Red?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). Olive Brown is a little lighter than Burnt Brown Red.

Can I use Burnt Brown Red instead of Olive Brown?

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

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 Olive Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Burnt Brown Red

Burnt Brown Red vs Dark Rust (70.771)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Olive Brown
Burnt Brown Red vs Black Grey (70.862)Model Color · ΔE 7, close
Burnt Brown Red vs Burnt Umber (71.040)Model Air · ΔE 7, close

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Olive Brown

Olive Brown vs Starship Sludge Bay (A.MIG-3532)Oilbrusher · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Burnt Brown Red
Olive Brown vs Dark Brown (AMMO.F-533)Acrylic Colors for Figures · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Burnt Brown Red
Olive Brown vs NATO Black (ATOM-20161)ATOM · ΔE 7, close

All matches: Burnt Brown Red equivalents · Olive Brown equivalents