What is the difference between Fur Brown and Brown Rose?

ΔE 11 (fair). Brown Rose is a little lighter, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Fur Brown vs Brown Rose

Fur Brown

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Air
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #7a4a40 (estimate)

Brown Rose

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.803
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #915d5e (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 10.7, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Brown Rose is a little lighter, cooler than Fur Brown.

Can I use Brown Rose instead of Fur Brown?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 11). Brown Rose is a little lighter, cooler than Fur Brown.

Can I use Fur Brown instead of Brown Rose?

The same difference applies the other way round: Fur Brown is a little darker, 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 Fur Brown on the colour wheel See Brown Rose on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Fur Brown

Fur Brown vs Light Rust (71.129)Model Air · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Brown Rose
Fur Brown vs Cavalry Brown (70.982)Model Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Brown Rose
Fur Brown vs Sand Brown (71.034)Model Air · ΔE 8, close · closer than Brown Rose

Other Army Painter paints close to Brown Rose

Brown Rose vs Tiger’s Eye SkinWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 10, close · closer than Fur Brown
Brown Rose vs Fur BrownWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 10, close · closer than Fur Brown
Brown Rose vs Ruddy UmberWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 12, fair

All matches: Fur Brown equivalents · Brown Rose equivalents