What is the difference between Dread Red and Charred Brown?

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

Dread Red vs Charred Brown

Dread Red

Brand: Two Thin Coats
Range: Triads: shadows
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #704040 (estimate)

Charred Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.045
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #60342e (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.9, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Charred Brown is a little darker, warmer than Dread Red.

Can I use Charred Brown instead of Dread Red?

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

Can I use Dread Red instead of Charred Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dread Red 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 Dread Red on the colour wheel See Charred Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Dread Red

Dread Red vs Flat Brown (70.984)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Charred Brown
Dread Red vs Dark Rose (70.745)Model Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Charred Brown
Dread Red vs Burnt Red (70.814)Model Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Charred Brown

Other Two Thin Coats paints close to Charred Brown

Charred Brown vs Red RageTriads: shadows · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Dread Red
Charred Brown vs Druid FleshTriads: shadows · ΔE 11, fair
Charred Brown vs Amphora RedTriads: shadows · ΔE 12, fair

All matches: Dread Red equivalents · Charred Brown equivalents