What is the difference between Red Brown and Dirt Spatter?

ΔE 8 (close). Dirt Spatter is a little darker, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Red Brown vs Dirt Spatter

Red Brown

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: Acrylic Colors for Figures
Code: AMMO.F-532
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #654337 (estimate)

Dirt Spatter

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Legacy
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #513930 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Dirt Spatter is a little darker, more muted than Red Brown.

Can I use Dirt Spatter instead of Red Brown?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Dirt Spatter is a little darker, more muted than Red Brown.

Can I use Red Brown instead of Dirt Spatter?

The same difference applies the other way round: Red Brown is a little lighter, more saturated.

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 Red Brown on the colour wheel See Dirt Spatter on the colour wheel

Other Army Painter paints close to Red Brown

Red Brown vs Cypress BrownWarpaints Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Dirt Spatter
Red Brown vs Leather BrownWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Dirt Spatter
Red Brown vs Leather Brown (WP4050P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Dirt Spatter

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Dirt Spatter

Dirt Spatter vs Burnt Umber (IONIC-0161)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Red Brown
Dirt Spatter vs Chipping (A.MIG-0618)Dio Drybrush · ΔE 6, close · closer than Red Brown
Dirt Spatter vs Dark Skin (IONIC-0158)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 9, close

All matches: Red Brown equivalents · Dirt Spatter equivalents