What is the difference between Red Brown and Fur Brown?

ΔE 8 (close). Fur Brown is a little lighter, more saturated, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Red Brown vs Fur Brown

Red Brown

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

Fur Brown

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Air
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #7a4a40 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.9, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Fur Brown is a little lighter, more saturated, cooler than Red Brown.

Can I use Fur Brown instead of Red Brown?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Fur Brown is a little lighter, more saturated, cooler than Red Brown.

Can I use Red Brown instead of Fur Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Red Brown is a little darker, more muted, 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 Red Brown on the colour wheel See Fur Brown on the colour wheel

Other Army Painter paints close to Red Brown

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

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Fur Brown

Fur Brown vs Umber Brown (ATOM-20055)ATOM · ΔE 8, close
Fur Brown vs Old Rust (ATOM-20054)ATOM · ΔE 9, close
Fur Brown vs Red Leather (AMMO.F-552)Acrylic Colors for Figures · ΔE 10, close

All matches: Red Brown equivalents · Fur Brown equivalents