What is the difference between Stormvermin Fur and Brown?

ΔE 9 (close). Brown is a little lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Stormvermin Fur vs Brown

Stormvermin Fur

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Layer
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #6a5a42 (estimate)

Brown

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Mr. Color
Code: C-526
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #7c5d4d (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Brown is a little lighter, warmer than Stormvermin Fur.

Can I use Brown instead of Stormvermin Fur?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Brown is a little lighter, warmer than Stormvermin Fur.

Can I use Stormvermin Fur instead of Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Stormvermin Fur is a little darker, 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 Stormvermin Fur on the colour wheel See Brown on the colour wheel

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Stormvermin Fur

Stormvermin Fur vs Wood Brown (C-43)Mr. Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Brown
Stormvermin Fur vs Wood Brown (H-37)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Brown
Stormvermin Fur vs Wood Brown (N-37)Acrysion · ΔE 8, close · closer than Brown

Other Citadel paints close to Brown

Brown vs Sylvaneth BarkColour: Dry · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Stormvermin Fur
Brown vs Hobgrot HideColour: Base · ΔE 10, close
Brown vs Gorthor BrownColour: Layer · ΔE 10, close

All matches: Stormvermin Fur equivalents · Brown equivalents