What is the difference between Stormvermin Fur and Red Brown?

ΔE 10 (fair). Red Brown is a little lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Stormvermin Fur vs Red Brown

Stormvermin Fur

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

Red Brown

Brand: Tamiya
Range: TS Spray
Code: TS-1
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #83604d (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 10.1, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Red Brown is a little lighter, warmer than Stormvermin Fur.

Can I use Red Brown instead of Stormvermin Fur?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 10). Red Brown is a little lighter, warmer than Stormvermin Fur.

Can I use Stormvermin Fur instead of Red 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 Red Brown on the colour wheel

Other Tamiya paints close to Stormvermin Fur

Stormvermin Fur vs Linoleum Deck Brown (XF-79)XF Flat Acrylic · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Red Brown
Stormvermin Fur vs Linoleum Deck Brown (TS-69)TS Spray · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Red Brown
Stormvermin Fur vs NATO Brown (XF-68)XF Flat Acrylic · ΔE 7, close · closer than Red Brown

Other Citadel paints close to Red Brown

Red Brown vs Sylvaneth BarkColour: Dry · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Stormvermin Fur
Red Brown vs Hobgrot HideColour: Base · ΔE 8, close · closer than Stormvermin Fur
Red Brown vs Gorthor BrownColour: Layer · ΔE 10, fair

All matches: Stormvermin Fur equivalents · Red Brown equivalents