What is the difference between Bootstrap Brown and Black Red?

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

Bootstrap Brown vs Black Red

Bootstrap Brown

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Fanatic
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #4c332c (estimate)

Black Red

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.859
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #48282c (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.2, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Black Red is a little darker, cooler than Bootstrap Brown.

Can I use Black Red instead of Bootstrap Brown?

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

Can I use Bootstrap Brown instead of Black Red?

The same difference applies the other way round: Bootstrap 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 Bootstrap Brown on the colour wheel See Black Red on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Bootstrap Brown

Bootstrap Brown vs Burnt Umber (70.941)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Black Red
Bootstrap Brown vs German Red Brown (71.271)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Black Red
Bootstrap Brown vs Leather Brown (70.871)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Black Red

Other Army Painter paints close to Black Red

Black Red vs Blanched Berry (Vol. 2)John Blanche Vol. 1-4 · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Bootstrap Brown
Black Red vs Traitor RedWarpaints Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Bootstrap Brown
Black Red vs Werewolf FurWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 8, close

All matches: Bootstrap Brown equivalents · Black Red equivalents