What is the difference between Mournfang Brown and Hull Red?

ΔE 15 (loose). Hull Red is more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Mournfang Brown vs Hull Red

Mournfang Brown

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Air
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #6a2a1a (estimate)

Hull Red

Brand: Tamiya
Range: XF Flat Acrylic
Code: XF-9
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #6b3336 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 15.0, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Hull Red is more muted, cooler than Mournfang Brown.

Can I use Hull Red instead of Mournfang Brown?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 15). Hull Red is more muted, cooler than Mournfang Brown.

Can I use Mournfang Brown instead of Hull Red?

The same difference applies the other way round: Mournfang Brown is more saturated, 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 Mournfang Brown on the colour wheel See Hull Red on the colour wheel

Other Tamiya paints close to Mournfang Brown

Mournfang Brown vs Maroon (TS-11)TS Spray · ΔE 9, close · closer than Hull Red
Mournfang Brown vs Brown (X-9)X Gloss Acrylic · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Hull Red
Mournfang Brown vs Dull Red (TS-33)TS Spray · ΔE 14, fair · closer than Hull Red

Other Citadel paints close to Hull Red

Hull Red vs Screamer PinkColour: Base · ΔE 8, close · closer than Mournfang Brown
Hull Red vs Gal Vorbak RedColour: Base · ΔE 10, close · closer than Mournfang Brown
Hull Red vs Barak-Nar BurgundyColour: Base · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Mournfang Brown

All matches: Mournfang Brown equivalents · Hull Red equivalents