What is the difference between Wyrmling Red and Brown?

ΔE 10 (close). Brown is a little darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Wyrmling Red vs Brown

Wyrmling Red

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Air
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #d83848 (estimate)

Brown

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Mr. Color
Code: C-7
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #c93331 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.9, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Brown is a little darker, warmer than Wyrmling Red.

Can I use Brown instead of Wyrmling Red?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Brown is a little darker, warmer than Wyrmling Red.

Can I use Wyrmling Red instead of Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Wyrmling Red is a little lighter, 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 Wyrmling Red on the colour wheel See Brown on the colour wheel

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Wyrmling Red

Wyrmling Red vs RLM 23 Red (C-114)Mr. Color · ΔE 10, close · closer than Brown
Wyrmling Red vs RLM 23 Red (H-414)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 10, close · closer than Brown
Wyrmling Red vs Brown (H-7)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 10, close

Other Army Painter paints close to Brown

Brown vs Dragon RedWarpaints Air · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Wyrmling Red
Brown vs Blood ChaliceWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 7, close · closer than Wyrmling Red
Brown vs Dragon RedWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 7, close · closer than Wyrmling Red

All matches: Wyrmling Red equivalents · Brown equivalents