What is the difference between Mournfang Brown and Brown RLM26?

ΔE 11 (fair). Brown RLM26 is a little lighter, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Mournfang Brown vs Brown RLM26

Mournfang Brown

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

Brown RLM26

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.105
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #7b3634 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 10.6, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Brown RLM26 is a little lighter, cooler than Mournfang Brown.

Can I use Brown RLM26 instead of Mournfang Brown?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 11). Brown RLM26 is a little lighter, cooler than Mournfang Brown.

Can I use Mournfang Brown instead of Brown RLM26?

The same difference applies the other way round: Mournfang Brown is a little darker, 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 Brown RLM26 on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Mournfang Brown

Mournfang Brown vs Fire Red (71.084)Model Air · ΔE 9, close · closer than Brown RLM26
Mournfang Brown vs Nocturnal Red (72.111)Game Color · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Brown RLM26
Mournfang Brown vs Red (70.926)Model Color · ΔE 13, fair

Other Citadel paints close to Brown RLM26

Brown RLM26 vs Bloodreaver FleshColour: Layer · ΔE 8, close · closer than Mournfang Brown
Brown RLM26 vs Word Bearers RedColour: Layer · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Mournfang Brown
Brown RLM26 vs Mournfang BrownColour: Air · ΔE 11, fair

All matches: Mournfang Brown equivalents · Brown RLM26 equivalents