What is the difference between Werewolf Fur and Black Red?

ΔE 8 (close). Black Red is a little darker, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Werewolf Fur vs Black Red

Werewolf Fur

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Legacy
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #4c332c (estimate)

Black Red

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.859
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #48282c (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.2, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Black Red is a little darker, cooler than Werewolf Fur.

Can I use Black Red instead of Werewolf Fur?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Black Red is a little darker, cooler than Werewolf Fur.

Can I use Werewolf Fur instead of Black Red?

The same difference applies the other way round: Werewolf Fur is a little lighter, 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 Werewolf Fur on the colour wheel See Black Red on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Werewolf Fur

Werewolf Fur vs Burnt Umber (70.941)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Black Red
Werewolf Fur vs German Red Brown (71.271)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Black Red
Werewolf Fur vs Leather Brown (70.871)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Black Red

Other Army Painter paints close to Black Red

Black Red vs Blanched Berry (Vol. 2)John Blanche Vol. 1-4 · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Werewolf Fur
Black Red vs Traitor RedWarpaints Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Werewolf Fur
Black Red vs Bootstrap BrownWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 8, close

All matches: Werewolf Fur equivalents · Black Red equivalents