What is the difference between Volcano Brown and German Red Brown?

ΔE 7 (close). German Red Brown is a little darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Volcano Brown vs German Red Brown

Volcano Brown

Brand: Reaper
Range: Master Series Paints
Code: 09179
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #654246 (estimate)

German Red Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.271
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #583633 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. German Red Brown is a little darker, warmer than Volcano Brown.

Can I use German Red Brown instead of Volcano Brown?

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

Can I use Volcano Brown instead of German Red Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Volcano Brown is a little lighter, 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 Volcano Brown on the colour wheel See German Red Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Volcano Brown

Volcano Brown vs Dark Rose (70.745)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than German Red Brown
Volcano Brown vs Rust (71.080)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than German Red Brown
Volcano Brown vs Flat Brown (70.984)Model Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than German Red Brown

Other Reaper paints close to German Red Brown

German Red Brown vs Ruddy Leather (09109)Master Series Paints · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Volcano Brown
German Red Brown vs Dark Highlights (09042)Master Series Paints · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Volcano Brown
German Red Brown vs Dark Skin (09041)Master Series Paints · ΔE 7, close

All matches: Volcano Brown equivalents · German Red Brown equivalents