What is the difference between Red Brown and BC Dark Brown?

ΔE 7 (close). BC Dark Brown is warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Red Brown vs BC Dark 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)

BC Dark Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.768
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #654c38 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. BC Dark Brown is warmer than Red Brown.

Can I use BC Dark Brown instead of Red Brown?

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

Can I use Red Brown instead of BC Dark Brown?

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

Other Vallejo paints close to Red Brown

Red Brown vs Flat Earth (70.983)Model Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than BC Dark Brown
Red Brown vs Flat Brown (70.984)Model Color · ΔE 7, close
Red Brown vs German Red Brown (71.271)Model Air · ΔE 8, close

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to BC Dark Brown

BC Dark Brown vs Chipping (A.MIG-0618)Dio Drybrush · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Red Brown
BC Dark Brown vs Dark Wood (ATOM-20050)ATOM · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Red Brown
BC Dark Brown vs Graveyard Earth (IONIC-0148)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Red Brown

All matches: Red Brown equivalents · BC Dark Brown equivalents