What is the difference between Dark Brown and Rifle Brown?

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

Dark Brown vs Rifle Brown

Dark Brown

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: Oilbrusher
Code: A.MIG-3512
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #4a2223 (estimate)

Rifle Brown

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Historical
Code: WP4031P
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #4d2c23 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.2, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Rifle Brown is a little lighter, warmer than Dark Brown.

Can I use Rifle Brown instead of Dark Brown?

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

Can I use Dark Brown instead of Rifle Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dark Brown 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 Dark Brown on the colour wheel See Rifle Brown on the colour wheel

Other Army Painter paints close to Dark Brown

Dark Brown vs Blanched Berry (Vol. 2)John Blanche Vol. 1-4 · ΔE 9, close
Dark Brown vs Traitor RedWarpaints Air · ΔE 9, close
Dark Brown vs Dry BloodWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 10, close

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Rifle Brown

Rifle Brown vs Brown Base FS-30108 (AMMO.F-508)Acrylic Colors for Figures · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Dark Brown
Rifle Brown vs Dark Skin (IONIC-0158)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Dark Brown
Rifle Brown vs Leather (ATOM-20058)ATOM · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Dark Brown

All matches: Dark Brown equivalents · Rifle Brown equivalents