What is the difference between Khorne Red and Royal Brown?

ΔE 18 (loose). Royal Brown is much more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Khorne Red vs Royal Brown

Khorne Red

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Air
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #6a1420 (estimate)

Royal Brown

Brand: Kimera Kolors
Range: Pure Pigments
Code: Pure Pigments
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #592b23 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 17.7, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Royal Brown is much more muted, warmer than Khorne Red.

Can I use Royal Brown instead of Khorne Red?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 18). Royal Brown is much more muted, warmer than Khorne Red.

Can I use Khorne Red instead of Royal Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Khorne Red is much more saturated, 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 Khorne Red on the colour wheel See Royal Brown on the colour wheel

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to Khorne Red

Khorne Red vs Red Oxide (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 16, loose · closer than Royal Brown
Khorne Red vs Perylene Violet (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 17, loose · closer than Royal Brown
Khorne Red vs Magenta (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 19, loose

Other Citadel paints close to Royal Brown

Royal Brown vs Rhinox HideColour: Base · ΔE 8, close · closer than Khorne Red
Royal Brown vs Doombull BrownColour: Layer · ΔE 10, close · closer than Khorne Red
Royal Brown vs Thondia BrownColour: Base · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Khorne Red

All matches: Khorne Red equivalents · Royal Brown equivalents