What is the difference between Red Brown and German Red Brown?

ΔE 8 (close). German Red Brown is a little darker, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Red Brown vs German Red 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)

German Red Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.271
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #583633 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. German Red Brown is a little darker, cooler than Red Brown.

Can I use German Red Brown instead of Red Brown?

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

Can I use Red Brown instead of German Red Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Red Brown is a little lighter, 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 German Red 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 German Red Brown
Red Brown vs BC Dark Brown (70.768)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than German Red Brown
Red Brown vs Flat Brown (70.984)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than German Red Brown

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to German Red Brown

German Red Brown vs Coffee Brown (ATOM-20060)ATOM · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Red Brown
German Red Brown vs Burnt Umber (IONIC-0161)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 7, close · closer than Red Brown
German Red Brown vs Dark Skin (IONIC-0158)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 8, close

All matches: Red Brown equivalents · German Red Brown equivalents