What is the difference between Screamer Pink and Red Brown?

ΔE 16 (loose). Red Brown is much more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Screamer Pink vs Red Brown

Screamer Pink

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

Red Brown

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Mr. Color
Code: C-41
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #513236 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 15.8, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Red Brown is much more muted than Screamer Pink.

Can I use Red Brown instead of Screamer Pink?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 16). Red Brown is much more muted than Screamer Pink.

Can I use Screamer Pink instead of Red Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Screamer Pink is much 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 Screamer Pink on the colour wheel See Red 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 Red Brown
Screamer Pink vs Red Brown (N-47)Acrysion · ΔE 7, close · closer than Red Brown
Screamer Pink vs Russet (C-81)Mr. Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Red Brown

Other Citadel paints close to Red Brown

Red Brown vs Rhinox HideColour: Base · ΔE 9, close · closer than Screamer Pink
Red Brown vs Skavenblight DingeColour: Layer · ΔE 16, loose
Red Brown vs Steel Legion DrabColour: Base · ΔE 16, loose

All matches: Screamer Pink equivalents · Red Brown equivalents