What is the difference between Hull Red and Burnt Red?

ΔE 7 (close). Burnt Red is more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Hull Red vs Burnt Red

Hull Red

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Mr. Color
Code: C-29
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #5a3039 (estimate)

Burnt Red

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.814
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #683339 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Burnt Red is more saturated, warmer than Hull Red.

Can I use Burnt Red instead of Hull Red?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Burnt Red is more saturated, warmer than Hull Red.

Can I use Hull Red instead of Burnt Red?

The same difference applies the other way round: Hull Red is more muted, 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 Burnt Red 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 Burnt Red
Hull Red vs Violet Red (70.812)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Burnt Red
Hull Red vs Frozen Flesh (74.010)Fantasy-Pro · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Burnt Red

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Burnt Red

Burnt Red vs Red Brown (H-47)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Hull Red
Burnt Red vs Red Brown (N-47)Acrysion · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Hull Red
Burnt Red vs Cocoa Brown (H-17)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Hull Red

All matches: Hull Red equivalents · Burnt Red equivalents