What is the difference between Rifle Brown and Brown 3606?

ΔE 9 (close). Brown 3606 is more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Rifle Brown vs Brown 3606

Rifle Brown

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Historical
Code: WP4031P
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #4d2c23 (estimate)

Brown 3606

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Mr. Color
Code: C-517
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #413026 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Brown 3606 is more muted, warmer than Rifle Brown.

Can I use Brown 3606 instead of Rifle Brown?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Brown 3606 is more muted, warmer than Rifle Brown.

Can I use Rifle Brown instead of Brown 3606?

The same difference applies the other way round: Rifle Brown is 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 Rifle Brown on the colour wheel See Brown 3606 on the colour wheel

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Rifle Brown

Rifle Brown vs Red Brown (C-131)Mr. Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Brown 3606
Rifle Brown vs Lederbraun (C-520)Mr. Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Brown 3606
Rifle Brown vs Cocoa Brown (H-17)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 9, close

Other Army Painter paints close to Brown 3606

Brown 3606 vs Boot Brown (WP4025P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Rifle Brown
Brown 3606 vs Mud Spatter (WP4057P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Rifle Brown
Brown 3606 vs Bootstrap BrownWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Rifle Brown

All matches: Rifle Brown equivalents · Brown 3606 equivalents