What is the difference between Ruddy Terra and Brown?

ΔE 11 (fair). Brown is a little darker, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Ruddy Terra vs Brown

Ruddy Terra

Brand: Army Painter
Range: John Blanche Vol. 1-4
Code: Vol. 2
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #924237 (estimate)

Brown

Brand: Tamiya
Range: X Gloss Acrylic
Code: X-9
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #7b3c37 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 10.6, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Brown is a little darker, more muted than Ruddy Terra.

Can I use Brown instead of Ruddy Terra?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 11). Brown is a little darker, more muted than Ruddy Terra.

Can I use Ruddy Terra instead of Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Ruddy Terra is a little lighter, more saturated.

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 Ruddy Terra on the colour wheel See Brown on the colour wheel

Other Tamiya paints close to Ruddy Terra

Ruddy Terra vs Dull Red (TS-33)TS Spray · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Brown
Ruddy Terra vs Flat Earth (XF-52)XF Flat Acrylic · ΔE 7, close · closer than Brown
Ruddy Terra vs Maroon (TS-11)TS Spray · ΔE 17, loose

Other Army Painter paints close to Brown

Brown vs Fur BrownWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Ruddy Terra
Brown vs Camo Brown (WP4040P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 6, close · closer than Ruddy Terra
Brown vs Fur BrownWarpaints Air · ΔE 8, close · closer than Ruddy Terra

All matches: Ruddy Terra equivalents · Brown equivalents