What is the difference between Fur Brown and Flat Brown?

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

Fur Brown vs Flat Brown

Fur Brown

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

Flat Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.984
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #643b3a (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Flat Brown is a little darker, more muted than Fur Brown.

Can I use Flat Brown instead of Fur Brown?

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

Can I use Fur Brown instead of Flat Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Fur Brown is a little lighter, more saturated.

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 Flat Brown 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 Flat Brown
Fur Brown vs Light Rust (71.129)Model Air · ΔE 9, close · closer than Flat Brown
Fur Brown vs Brown RLM26 (71.105)Model Air · ΔE 9, close · closer than Flat Brown

Other Army Painter paints close to Flat Brown

Flat Brown vs Carnelian SkinWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Fur Brown
Flat Brown vs Chaotic RedWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Fur Brown
Flat Brown vs Dryad BrownWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 8, close · closer than Fur Brown

All matches: Fur Brown equivalents · Flat Brown equivalents