What is the difference between Dark Brown and Chalice Red?

ΔE 9 (close). Chalice Red is a little lighter, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dark Brown vs Chalice Red

Dark Brown

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

Chalice Red

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Fantasy-Pro
Code: 74.017
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #612f35 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Chalice Red is a little lighter, cooler than Dark Brown.

Can I use Chalice Red instead of Dark Brown?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Chalice Red is a little lighter, cooler than Dark Brown.

Can I use Dark Brown instead of Chalice Red?

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

Other Vallejo paints close to Dark Brown

Dark Brown vs Black Red (70.859)Model Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Chalice Red
Dark Brown vs Hull Red (70.985)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Chalice Red
Dark Brown vs German Red Brown (70.605)Model Air · ΔE 8, close · closer than Chalice Red

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Chalice Red

Chalice Red vs Coffee Brown (ATOM-20060)ATOM · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Dark Brown
Chalice Red vs Schokobraun RAL 8017 (ATOM-20062)ATOM · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Dark Brown
Chalice Red vs Scab Red (IONIC-0073)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 6, close · closer than Dark Brown

All matches: Dark Brown equivalents · Chalice Red equivalents