What is the difference between Word Bearers Red and Red Brown?

ΔE 10 (close). Red Brown is a little lighter, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Word Bearers Red vs Red Brown

Word Bearers Red

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Layer
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #6a1a22 (estimate)

Red Brown

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Aqueous Hobby Color
Code: H-47
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #6d2e33 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 10.0, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Red Brown is a little lighter, more muted than Word Bearers Red.

Can I use Red Brown instead of Word Bearers Red?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Red Brown is a little lighter, more muted than Word Bearers Red.

Can I use Word Bearers Red instead of Red Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Word Bearers Red is a little darker, 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 Word Bearers Red on the colour wheel See Red Brown on the colour wheel

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Word Bearers Red

Word Bearers Red vs Russet (H-33)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Red Brown
Word Bearers Red vs Russet (N-33)Acrysion · ΔE 8, close · closer than Red Brown
Word Bearers Red vs Russet (C-81)Mr. Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Red Brown

Other Citadel paints close to Red Brown

Red Brown vs Screamer PinkColour: Base · ΔE 7, close · closer than Word Bearers Red
Red Brown vs Gal Vorbak RedColour: Base · ΔE 8, close · closer than Word Bearers Red
Red Brown vs Barak-Nar BurgundyColour: Base · ΔE 9, close · closer than Word Bearers Red

All matches: Word Bearers Red equivalents · Red Brown equivalents