What is the difference between Dusk Red and Grizzly Brown?

ΔE 16 (loose). Grizzly Brown is noticeably darker, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dusk Red vs Grizzly Brown

Dusk Red

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Speedpaint 2.0
Type: a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch: #7a3a38 (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 15.7, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Grizzly Brown is noticeably darker, cooler than Dusk Red.

Can I use Grizzly Brown instead of Dusk Red?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 16). Grizzly Brown is noticeably darker, cooler than Dusk Red.

Can I use Dusk Red instead of Grizzly Brown?

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

Other Scale75 paints close to Dusk Red

Dusk Red vs Demon Brown (SIN44)Instant Colors · ΔE 9, close · closer than Grizzly Brown
Dusk Red vs Endurance Brown (SIN35)Instant Colors · ΔE 15, loose · closer than Grizzly Brown
Dusk Red vs Rage Brown (SIN36)Instant Colors · ΔE 16, loose

Other Army Painter paints close to Grizzly Brown

Grizzly Brown vs Murder SceneSpeedpaint 2.0 · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Dusk Red
Grizzly Brown vs Satchel BrownSpeedpaint 2.0 · ΔE 16, loose
Grizzly Brown vs Burnished RedSpeedpaint 2.0 · ΔE 17, loose

All matches: Dusk Red equivalents · Grizzly Brown equivalents