What is the difference between Ruddy Umber and Brown Rose?

ΔE 12 (fair). Brown Rose is more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Ruddy Umber vs Brown Rose

Ruddy Umber

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Fanatic
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #9b5b4d (estimate)

Brown Rose

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.803
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #915d5e (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 11.5, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Brown Rose is more muted, cooler than Ruddy Umber.

Can I use Brown Rose instead of Ruddy Umber?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 12). Brown Rose is more muted, cooler than Ruddy Umber.

Can I use Ruddy Umber instead of Brown Rose?

The same difference applies the other way round: Ruddy Umber is more saturated, warmer.

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 Umber on the colour wheel See Brown Rose on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Ruddy Umber

Ruddy Umber vs Red Leather (70.818)Model Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Brown Rose
Ruddy Umber vs Light Rust (71.129)Model Air · ΔE 9, close · closer than Brown Rose
Ruddy Umber vs Beige Red (70.804)Model Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Brown Rose

Other Army Painter paints close to Brown Rose

Brown Rose vs Tiger’s Eye SkinWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 10, close · closer than Ruddy Umber
Brown Rose vs Fur BrownWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 10, close · closer than Ruddy Umber
Brown Rose vs Fur BrownWarpaints Air · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Ruddy Umber

All matches: Ruddy Umber equivalents · Brown Rose equivalents