What is the difference between Chaotic Red and Cocoa Brown?

ΔE 8 (close). Cocoa Brown is a little darker, more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Chaotic Red vs Cocoa Brown

Chaotic Red

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Legacy
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #644245 (estimate)

Cocoa Brown

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Aqueous Hobby Color
Code: H-17
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #5b3135 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Cocoa Brown is a little darker, more saturated than Chaotic Red.

Can I use Cocoa Brown instead of Chaotic Red?

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

Can I use Chaotic Red instead of Cocoa Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Chaotic Red is a little lighter, more muted.

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 Chaotic Red on the colour wheel See Cocoa Brown on the colour wheel

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Chaotic Red

Chaotic Red vs IJN Linoleum Deck Color (C-606)Mr. Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Cocoa Brown
Chaotic Red vs Red Brown (C-41)Mr. Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Cocoa Brown
Chaotic Red vs Chocolate Brown (H-406)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Cocoa Brown

Other Army Painter paints close to Cocoa Brown

Cocoa Brown vs Carnelian SkinWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 8, close
Cocoa Brown vs Mulled BerryWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 8, close
Cocoa Brown vs Grimoire PurpleWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 8, close

All matches: Chaotic Red equivalents · Cocoa Brown equivalents