What is the difference between Mephiston Red and Middle Brown?

ΔE 17 (loose). Middle Brown is a little lighter, more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Mephiston Red vs Middle Brown

Mephiston Red

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Base
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #9a1a1e (estimate)

Middle Brown

Brand: Kimera Kolors
Range: Signature Series
Code: Signature
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #9b3d15 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 17.4, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Middle Brown is a little lighter, more muted, warmer than Mephiston Red.

Can I use Middle Brown instead of Mephiston Red?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 17). Middle Brown is a little lighter, more muted, warmer than Mephiston Red.

Can I use Mephiston Red instead of Middle Brown?

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

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to Mephiston Red

Mephiston Red vs Magenta (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Middle Brown
Mephiston Red vs Cherry Wood (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Middle Brown
Mephiston Red vs Alizarin Crimson (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Middle Brown

Other Citadel paints close to Middle Brown

Middle Brown vs Skrag BrownColour: Layer · ΔE 8, close · closer than Mephiston Red
Middle Brown vs Tuskgor FurColour: Layer · ΔE 15, fair · closer than Mephiston Red
Middle Brown vs Knight-Questor FleshColour: Layer · ΔE 16, loose · closer than Mephiston Red

All matches: Mephiston Red equivalents · Middle Brown equivalents