What is the difference between Rifle Brown and Royal Brown?

ΔE 7 (close). Royal Brown is more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Rifle Brown vs Royal Brown

Rifle Brown

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Historical
Code: WP4031P
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #4d2c23 (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 6.8, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Royal Brown is more saturated than Rifle Brown.

Can I use Royal Brown instead of Rifle Brown?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Royal Brown is more saturated than Rifle Brown.

Can I use Rifle Brown instead of Royal Brown?

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

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to Rifle Brown

Rifle Brown vs Oxide Brown Medium (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Royal Brown
Rifle Brown vs Oxide Brown Dark (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Royal Brown
Rifle Brown vs Dark Honey (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 9, close

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 Rifle Brown
Royal Brown vs Dryad BrownWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 7, close
Royal Brown vs Camo Brown (WP4040P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 7, close

All matches: Rifle Brown equivalents · Royal Brown equivalents