What is the difference between Hull Red and Flat Brown?

ΔE 7 (close). Flat Brown is a little lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Hull Red vs Flat Brown

Hull Red

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Acrysion
Code: N-17
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #5a3039 (estimate)

Flat Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.984
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #643b3a (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Flat Brown is a little lighter, warmer than Hull Red.

Can I use Flat Brown instead of Hull Red?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Flat Brown is a little lighter, warmer than Hull Red.

Can I use Hull Red instead of Flat Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Hull Red 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 Hull Red on the colour wheel See Flat Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Hull Red

Hull Red vs Purple Hex (74.026)Fantasy-Pro · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Flat Brown
Hull Red vs Violet Red (70.812)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Flat Brown
Hull Red vs Frozen Flesh (74.010)Fantasy-Pro · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Flat Brown

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Flat Brown

Flat Brown vs Cocoa Brown (H-17)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Hull Red
Flat Brown vs IJN Linoleum Deck Color (C-606)Mr. Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Hull Red
Flat Brown vs Hull Red (C-29)Mr. Color · ΔE 7, close

All matches: Hull Red equivalents · Flat Brown equivalents