What is the difference between Husk Brown and Royal Brown?

ΔE 9 (close). Royal Brown is a little darker, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Husk Brown vs Royal Brown

Husk Brown

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Air
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #6a3a28 (estimate)

Royal Brown

Brand: Kimera Kolors
Range: Pure Pigments
Code: Pure Pigments
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #592b23 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Royal Brown is a little darker, cooler than Husk Brown.

Can I use Royal Brown instead of Husk Brown?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Royal Brown is a little darker, cooler than Husk Brown.

Can I use Husk Brown instead of Royal Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Husk Brown is a little 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 Husk Brown on the colour wheel See Royal Brown on the colour wheel

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to Husk Brown

Husk Brown vs Dark Honey (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Royal Brown
Husk Brown vs Oxide Brown Medium (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 9, close
Husk Brown vs Oxide Brown Light (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 11, fair

Other Army Painter paints close to Royal Brown

Royal Brown vs Umberroot (Vol. 4)John Blanche Vol. 1-4 · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Husk Brown
Royal Brown vs Rifle Brown (WP4031P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 7, close · closer than Husk Brown
Royal Brown vs Dryad BrownWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 7, close · closer than Husk Brown

All matches: Husk Brown equivalents · Royal Brown equivalents