What is the difference between Resplendent Red and Brown Skin?

ΔE 15 (loose). Brown Skin is a little darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Resplendent Red vs Brown Skin

Resplendent Red

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Fanatic
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #992426 (estimate)

Brown Skin

Brand: Green Stuff World
Range: Acrylic Colors
Code: 3219
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #822707 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 15.1, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Brown Skin is a little darker, warmer than Resplendent Red.

Can I use Brown Skin instead of Resplendent Red?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 15). Brown Skin is a little darker, warmer than Resplendent Red.

Can I use Resplendent Red instead of Brown Skin?

The same difference applies the other way round: Resplendent Red is a little lighter, 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 Resplendent Red on the colour wheel See Brown Skin on the colour wheel

Other Green Stuff World paints close to Resplendent Red

Resplendent Red vs Sangria Red (1789)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 7, close · closer than Brown Skin
Resplendent Red vs Scab Red (4116)Opaque Colors · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Brown Skin
Resplendent Red vs Firethorn Brown (4109)Opaque Colors · ΔE 17, loose

Other Army Painter paints close to Brown Skin

Brown Skin vs Molten OrangeWarpaints Air · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Resplendent Red
Brown Skin vs Fresh RustWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Resplendent Red
Brown Skin vs Rust (WP4034P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Resplendent Red

All matches: Resplendent Red equivalents · Brown Skin equivalents