What is the difference between Screamer Pink and Cocoa Brown?

ΔE 11 (fair). Cocoa Brown is more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Screamer Pink vs Cocoa Brown

Screamer Pink

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Base
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #6a2a3a (estimate)

Cocoa Brown

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Aqueous Hobby Color
Code: H-17
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #5b3135 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 10.9, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Cocoa Brown is more muted, warmer than Screamer Pink.

Can I use Cocoa Brown instead of Screamer Pink?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 11). Cocoa Brown is more muted, warmer than Screamer Pink.

Can I use Screamer Pink instead of Cocoa Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Screamer Pink is 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 Screamer Pink on the colour wheel See Cocoa Brown on the colour wheel

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Screamer Pink

Screamer Pink vs Red Brown (H-47)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Cocoa Brown
Screamer Pink vs Red Brown (N-47)Acrysion · ΔE 7, close · closer than Cocoa Brown
Screamer Pink vs Russet (C-81)Mr. Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Cocoa Brown

Other Citadel paints close to Cocoa Brown

Cocoa Brown vs Rhinox HideColour: Base · ΔE 9, close · closer than Screamer Pink
Cocoa Brown vs Barak-Nar BurgundyColour: Base · ΔE 12, fair
Cocoa Brown vs Gal Vorbak RedColour: Base · ΔE 13, fair

All matches: Screamer Pink equivalents · Cocoa Brown equivalents