What is the difference between Sigvald Burgundy and Warm Brown?

ΔE 33 (loose). Warm Brown is much more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Sigvald Burgundy vs Warm Brown

Sigvald Burgundy

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Contrast
Type: a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch: #7a1a3a (estimate)

Warm Brown

Brand: Pro Acryl
Range: 1-Step
Code: 510
Type: a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch: #52362b (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 32.6, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Warm Brown is much more muted, warmer than Sigvald Burgundy.

Can I use Warm Brown instead of Sigvald Burgundy?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 33). Warm Brown is much more muted, warmer than Sigvald Burgundy.

Can I use Sigvald Burgundy instead of Warm Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Sigvald Burgundy is much 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 Sigvald Burgundy on the colour wheel See Warm Brown on the colour wheel

Other Pro Acryl paints close to Sigvald Burgundy

Sigvald Burgundy vs Crimson (502)1-Step · ΔE 26, loose · closer than Warm Brown
Sigvald Burgundy vs Dark Brown (516)1-Step · ΔE 33, loose · closer than Warm Brown
Sigvald Burgundy vs Dark Purple (515)1-Step · ΔE 41, loose

Other Citadel paints close to Warm Brown

Warm Brown vs WyldwoodColour: Contrast · ΔE 7, close · closer than Sigvald Burgundy
Warm Brown vs Cygor BrownColour: Contrast · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Sigvald Burgundy
Warm Brown vs Black TemplarColour: Contrast · ΔE 23, loose · closer than Sigvald Burgundy

All matches: Sigvald Burgundy equivalents · Warm Brown equivalents