What is the difference between Fur Brown and Brown RLM26?

ΔE 9 (close). Brown RLM26 is a little darker, more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Fur Brown vs Brown RLM26

Fur Brown

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Fanatic
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #7d4742 (estimate)

Brown RLM26

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.105
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #7b3634 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Brown RLM26 is a little darker, more saturated than Fur Brown.

Can I use Brown RLM26 instead of Fur Brown?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Brown RLM26 is a little darker, more saturated than Fur Brown.

Can I use Fur Brown instead of Brown RLM26?

The same difference applies the other way round: Fur Brown 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 Fur Brown on the colour wheel See Brown RLM26 on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Fur Brown

Fur Brown vs Cavalry Brown (70.982)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Brown RLM26
Fur Brown vs Light Rust (71.129)Model Air · ΔE 9, close · closer than Brown RLM26
Fur Brown vs Flat Brown (70.984)Model Color · ΔE 9, close

Other Army Painter paints close to Brown RLM26

Brown RLM26 vs Camo Brown (WP4040P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 7, close · closer than Fur Brown
Brown RLM26 vs Basilisk RedWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 10, close
Brown RLM26 vs Crusted SoreWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 10, close

All matches: Fur Brown equivalents · Brown RLM26 equivalents