What is the difference between Burnished Red and Grizzly Brown?

ΔE 17 (loose). Grizzly Brown is noticeably darker, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Burnished Red vs Grizzly Brown

Burnished Red

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Speedpaint 2.0
Type: a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch: #6a3a2e (estimate)

Grizzly Brown

Brand: Scale75
Range: Instant Colors
Code: SIN34
Type: a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch: #521720 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 16.5, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Grizzly Brown is noticeably darker, cooler than Burnished Red.

Can I use Grizzly Brown instead of Burnished Red?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 17). Grizzly Brown is noticeably darker, cooler than Burnished Red.

Can I use Burnished Red instead of Grizzly Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Burnished Red is noticeably 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 Burnished Red on the colour wheel See Grizzly Brown on the colour wheel

Other Scale75 paints close to Burnished Red

Burnished Red vs Demon Brown (SIN44)Instant Colors · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Grizzly Brown
Burnished Red vs Endurance Brown (SIN35)Instant Colors · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Grizzly Brown
Burnished Red vs Werewolf Brown (SIN01)Instant Colors · ΔE 14, fair · closer than Grizzly Brown

Other Army Painter paints close to Grizzly Brown

Grizzly Brown vs Murder SceneSpeedpaint 2.0 · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Burnished Red
Grizzly Brown vs Dusk RedSpeedpaint 2.0 · ΔE 16, loose · closer than Burnished Red
Grizzly Brown vs Satchel BrownSpeedpaint 2.0 · ΔE 16, loose · closer than Burnished Red

All matches: Burnished Red equivalents · Grizzly Brown equivalents