What is the difference between Murder Scene and Werewolf Brown?

ΔE 23 (loose). Werewolf Brown is much more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Murder Scene vs Werewolf Brown

Murder Scene

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Speedpaint 2.0
Type: a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch: #6a2a40 (estimate)

Werewolf Brown

Brand: Scale75
Range: Instant Colors
Code: SIN01
Type: a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch: #543c36 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 22.6, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Werewolf Brown is much more muted, warmer than Murder Scene.

Can I use Werewolf Brown instead of Murder Scene?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 23). Werewolf Brown is much more muted, warmer than Murder Scene.

Can I use Murder Scene instead of Werewolf Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Murder Scene is much more saturated, cooler.

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 Murder Scene on the colour wheel See Werewolf Brown on the colour wheel

Other Scale75 paints close to Murder Scene

Murder Scene vs Grizzly Brown (SIN34)Instant Colors · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Werewolf Brown
Murder Scene vs Demon Brown (SIN44)Instant Colors · ΔE 18, loose · closer than Werewolf Brown
Murder Scene vs Dragon Blood (SIN02)Instant Colors · ΔE 25, loose

Other Army Painter paints close to Werewolf Brown

Werewolf Brown vs Noble SkinSpeedpaint 2.0 · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Murder Scene
Werewolf Brown vs Satchel BrownSpeedpaint 2.0 · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Murder Scene
Werewolf Brown vs Burnished RedSpeedpaint 2.0 · ΔE 14, fair · closer than Murder Scene

All matches: Murder Scene equivalents · Werewolf Brown equivalents