What is the difference between Sharpnel Red and Light Brown?

ΔE 17 (loose). Light Brown is noticeably lighter, more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Sharpnel Red vs Light Brown

Sharpnel Red

Brand: Scale75
Range: Fantasy & Games
Code: SFG36
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #6c3322 (estimate)

Light Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.929
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #975534 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 17.0, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Light Brown is noticeably lighter, more saturated, warmer than Sharpnel Red.

Can I use Light Brown instead of Sharpnel Red?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 17). Light Brown is noticeably lighter, more saturated, warmer than Sharpnel Red.

Can I use Sharpnel Red instead of Light Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Sharpnel Red is noticeably darker, 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 Sharpnel Red on the colour wheel See Light Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Sharpnel Red

Sharpnel Red vs Fire Red (71.084)Model Air · ΔE 9, close · closer than Light Brown
Sharpnel Red vs Brown RLM26 (71.105)Model Air · ΔE 10, close · closer than Light Brown
Sharpnel Red vs Cavalry Brown (70.982)Model Color · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Light Brown

Other Scale75 paints close to Light Brown

Light Brown vs Raw Sienna (Artist)Scalecolor Artist · ΔE 6, close · closer than Sharpnel Red
Light Brown vs Burnt Sienna (Artist)Scalecolor Artist · ΔE 14, fair · closer than Sharpnel Red
Light Brown vs Orange Leather (SC28)Scalecolor · ΔE 16, loose · closer than Sharpnel Red

All matches: Sharpnel Red equivalents · Light Brown equivalents