What is the difference between Battlefield Brown and Hull Red?

ΔE 6 (close). Hull Red is a little lighter. Swatch colours are estimates.

Battlefield Brown vs Hull Red

Battlefield Brown

Brand: Formula P3
Range: Formula P3
Code: 93027
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #2d221c (estimate)

Hull Red

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.039
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #392c2b (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.2, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Hull Red is a little lighter than Battlefield Brown.

Can I use Hull Red instead of Battlefield Brown?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). Hull Red is a little lighter than Battlefield Brown.

Can I use Battlefield Brown instead of Hull Red?

The same difference applies the other way round: Battlefield Brown is a little darker.

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 Battlefield Brown on the colour wheel See Hull Red on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Battlefield Brown

Battlefield Brown vs Olive Brown (70.889)Model Color · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Hull Red
Battlefield Brown vs Burnt Umber (71.040)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Hull Red
Battlefield Brown vs Black Grey (70.862)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Hull Red

Other Formula P3 paints close to Hull Red

Hull Red vs Asheth Grey (93130)Formula P3 · ΔE 7, close
Hull Red vs Bad Bruise (93142)Formula P3 · ΔE 13, fair
Hull Red vs Umbral Umber (93028)Formula P3 · ΔE 14, fair

All matches: Battlefield Brown equivalents · Hull Red equivalents