What is the difference between Traitor Red and Brown 3606?

ΔE 6 (close). Brown 3606 is a little lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Traitor Red vs Brown 3606

Traitor Red

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Air
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3a2420 (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 6.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Brown 3606 is a little lighter, warmer than Traitor Red.

Can I use Brown 3606 instead of Traitor Red?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). Brown 3606 is a little lighter, warmer than Traitor Red.

Can I use Traitor Red instead of Brown 3606?

The same difference applies the other way round: Traitor Red is a little darker, 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 Traitor Red on the colour wheel See Brown 3606 on the colour wheel

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Traitor Red

Traitor Red vs Smoke Gray (C-101)Mr. Color · ΔE 7, close
Traitor Red vs Smoke Gray (N-95)Acrysion · ΔE 7, close
Traitor Red vs Mahogany (C-42)Mr. 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 Traitor Red
Brown 3606 vs Mud Spatter (WP4057P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Traitor Red
Brown 3606 vs Bootstrap BrownWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Traitor Red

All matches: Traitor Red equivalents · Brown 3606 equivalents