What is the difference between Flat Brown and Burnt Red?

ΔE 13 (fair). Burnt Red is more saturated, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Flat Brown vs Burnt Red

Flat Brown

Brand: Tamiya
Range: XF Flat Acrylic
Code: XF-10
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #5b3e38 (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 12.7, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Burnt Red is more saturated, cooler than Flat Brown.

Can I use Burnt Red instead of Flat Brown?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 13). Burnt Red is more saturated, cooler than Flat Brown.

Can I use Flat Brown instead of Burnt Red?

The same difference applies the other way round: Flat Brown is more muted, warmer.

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 Flat Brown on the colour wheel See Burnt Red on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Flat Brown

Flat Brown vs German Red Brown (71.271)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Burnt Red
Flat Brown vs Chestnut Brown (70.746)Model Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Burnt Red
Flat Brown vs Flat Brown (70.984)Model Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Burnt Red

Other Tamiya paints close to Burnt Red

Burnt Red vs Hull Red (XF-9)XF Flat Acrylic · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Flat Brown
Burnt Red vs Brown (X-9)X Gloss Acrylic · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Flat Brown
Burnt Red vs Maroon (TS-11)TS Spray · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Flat Brown

All matches: Flat Brown equivalents · Burnt Red equivalents