What is the difference between Gal Vorbak Red and Red Brown?

ΔE 8 (close). Red Brown is a little lighter. Swatch colours are estimates.

Gal Vorbak Red vs Red Brown

Gal Vorbak Red

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Base
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #5a1a24 (estimate)

Red Brown

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Acrysion
Code: N-47
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #6d2e33 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.0, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Red Brown is a little lighter than Gal Vorbak Red.

Can I use Red Brown instead of Gal Vorbak Red?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Red Brown is a little lighter than Gal Vorbak Red.

Can I use Gal Vorbak Red instead of Red Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Gal Vorbak Red is a little darker.

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 Gal Vorbak Red on the colour wheel See Red Brown on the colour wheel

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Gal Vorbak Red

Gal Vorbak Red vs Red Brown (H-47)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 8, close
Gal Vorbak Red vs Russet (C-81)Mr. Color · ΔE 10, close
Gal Vorbak Red vs Cocoa Brown (H-17)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 13, fair

Other Citadel paints close to Red Brown

Red Brown vs Screamer PinkColour: Base · ΔE 7, close · closer than Gal Vorbak Red
Red Brown vs Barak-Nar BurgundyColour: Base · ΔE 9, close
Red Brown vs Doombull BrownColour: Layer · ΔE 10, close

All matches: Gal Vorbak Red equivalents · Red Brown equivalents