What is the difference between Red Tile and Kawa Brown?

ΔE 9 (close). Kawa Brown is more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Red Tile vs Kawa Brown

Red Tile

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: Oilbrusher
Code: A.MIG-3525
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #ab5836 (estimate)

Kawa Brown

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Historical
Code: WP4163P
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a16038 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Kawa Brown is more muted, warmer than Red Tile.

Can I use Kawa Brown instead of Red Tile?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Kawa Brown is more muted, warmer than Red Tile.

Can I use Red Tile instead of Kawa Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Red Tile is more saturated, 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 Tile on the colour wheel See Kawa Brown on the colour wheel

Other Army Painter paints close to Red Tile

Red Tile vs Fresh RustWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 6, close · closer than Kawa Brown
Red Tile vs Rust (WP4034P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 6, close · closer than Kawa Brown
Red Tile vs Viper BrownWarpaints Air · ΔE 9, close

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Kawa Brown

Kawa Brown vs Yellow ShadowIONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 7, close · closer than Red Tile
Kawa Brown vs Brown (IONIC-0154)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 10, close
Kawa Brown vs Rust Ochre (AMMO.F-541)Acrylic Colors for Figures · ΔE 11, fair

All matches: Red Tile equivalents · Kawa Brown equivalents