What is the difference between Mournfang Brown and Royal Brown?

ΔE 12 (fair). Royal Brown is more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Mournfang Brown vs Royal Brown

Mournfang Brown

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Base
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #6a2a1a (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 12.3, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Royal Brown is more muted than Mournfang Brown.

Can I use Royal Brown instead of Mournfang Brown?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 12). Royal Brown is more muted than Mournfang Brown.

Can I use Mournfang Brown instead of Royal Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Mournfang Brown is more saturated.

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 Royal Brown on the colour wheel

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to Mournfang Brown

Mournfang Brown vs Oxide Brown Light (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Royal Brown
Mournfang Brown vs Dark Honey (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Royal Brown
Mournfang Brown vs Red Oxide (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 13, fair

Other Citadel paints close to Royal Brown

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

All matches: Mournfang Brown equivalents · Royal Brown equivalents