What is the difference between Crusted Sore and Maroon?

ΔE 9 (close). Maroon is a little darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Crusted Sore vs Maroon

Crusted Sore

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Legacy
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #712836 (estimate)

Maroon

Brand: Tamiya
Range: TS Spray
Code: TS-11
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #642021 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Maroon is a little darker, warmer than Crusted Sore.

Can I use Maroon instead of Crusted Sore?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Maroon is a little darker, warmer than Crusted Sore.

Can I use Crusted Sore instead of Maroon?

The same difference applies the other way round: Crusted Sore is a little lighter, 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 Crusted Sore on the colour wheel See Maroon on the colour wheel

Other Tamiya paints close to Crusted Sore

Crusted Sore vs Hull Red (XF-9)XF Flat Acrylic · ΔE 9, close · closer than Maroon
Crusted Sore vs Brown (X-9)X Gloss Acrylic · ΔE 12, fair
Crusted Sore vs Dull Red (TS-33)TS Spray · ΔE 21, loose

Other Army Painter paints close to Maroon

Maroon vs Beret Maroon (WP4059P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Crusted Sore
Maroon vs Camo Brown (WP4040P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 8, close · closer than Crusted Sore
Maroon vs Basilisk RedWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 9, close

All matches: Crusted Sore equivalents · Maroon equivalents