What is the difference between Doombull Brown and Red?

ΔE 9 (close). Red is a little lighter, more saturated, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Doombull Brown vs Red

Doombull Brown

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Layer
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #5a1a1a (estimate)

Red

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.926
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #71222a (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.8, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Red is a little lighter, more saturated, cooler than Doombull Brown.

Can I use Red instead of Doombull Brown?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Red is a little lighter, more saturated, cooler than Doombull Brown.

Can I use Doombull Brown instead of Red?

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

Other Vallejo paints close to Doombull Brown

Doombull Brown vs Nocturnal Red (72.111)Game Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Red
Doombull Brown vs Dark Red (70.946)Model Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Red
Doombull Brown vs Fire Red (71.084)Model Air · ΔE 12, fair

Other Citadel paints close to Red

Red vs Word Bearers RedColour: Layer · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Doombull Brown
Red vs Khorne RedColour: Base · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Doombull Brown
Red vs Khorne RedColour: Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Doombull Brown

All matches: Doombull Brown equivalents · Red equivalents