What is the difference between Angron Red Clear and Brown?

ΔE 7 (close). Brown is more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Angron Red Clear vs Brown

Angron Red Clear

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Air
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #d02a2a (estimate)

Brown

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

How close are they?

ΔE 6.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Brown is more muted than Angron Red Clear.

Can I use Brown instead of Angron Red Clear?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Brown is more muted than Angron Red Clear.

Can I use Angron Red Clear instead of Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Angron Red Clear is 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 Angron Red Clear on the colour wheel See Brown on the colour wheel

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Angron Red Clear

Angron Red Clear vs Character Red (C-108)Mr. Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Brown
Angron Red Clear vs Wine Red (H-43)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Brown
Angron Red Clear vs Brown (C-7)Mr. Color · ΔE 7, close

Other Citadel paints close to Brown

Brown vs Astorath RedColour: Dry · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Angron Red Clear
Brown vs Evil Sunz ScarletColour: Layer · ΔE 7, close
Brown vs Evil Sunz ScarletColour: Air · ΔE 7, close

All matches: Angron Red Clear equivalents · Brown equivalents