What is the difference between Deep Khaki Drill and Red Brown?

ΔE 12 (fair). Red Brown is a little darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Deep Khaki Drill vs Red Brown

Deep Khaki Drill

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Historical
Code: WP4134P
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #907754 (estimate)

Red Brown

Brand: Tamiya
Range: TS Spray
Code: TS-1
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #83604d (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 12.2, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Red Brown is a little darker, warmer than Deep Khaki Drill.

Can I use Red Brown instead of Deep Khaki Drill?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 12). Red Brown is a little darker, warmer than Deep Khaki Drill.

Can I use Deep Khaki Drill instead of Red Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Deep Khaki Drill 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 Deep Khaki Drill on the colour wheel See Red Brown on the colour wheel

Other Tamiya paints close to Deep Khaki Drill

Deep Khaki Drill vs Brown (JGSDF) (XF-72)XF Flat Acrylic · ΔE 10, close · closer than Red Brown
Deep Khaki Drill vs Brown (JGSDF) (TS-90)TS Spray · ΔE 10, close · closer than Red Brown
Deep Khaki Drill vs Tan (USAF) (AS-15)AS Spray (aircraft) · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Red Brown

Other Army Painter paints close to Red Brown

Red Brown vs Mocca SkinWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Deep Khaki Drill
Red Brown vs Cypress BrownWarpaints Air · ΔE 9, close · closer than Deep Khaki Drill
Red Brown vs Onyx SkinWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Deep Khaki Drill

All matches: Deep Khaki Drill equivalents · Red Brown equivalents