What is the difference between Brick Red and Red RLM23?

ΔE 8 (close). Red RLM23 is a little darker, more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Brick Red vs Red RLM23

Brick Red

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen Standard
Code: AK11093
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #d44136 (estimate)

Red RLM23

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.003
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #cb2624 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Red RLM23 is a little darker, more saturated than Brick Red.

Can I use Red RLM23 instead of Brick Red?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Red RLM23 is a little darker, more saturated than Brick Red.

Can I use Brick Red instead of Red RLM23?

The same difference applies the other way round: Brick Red is a little lighter, more muted.

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 Brick Red on the colour wheel See Red RLM23 on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Brick Red

Brick Red vs Amaranth Red (70.829)Model Color · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Red RLM23
Brick Red vs Clear Orange (70.956)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Red RLM23
Brick Red vs Scarlet (70.817)Model Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Red RLM23

Other AK Interactive paints close to Red RLM23

Red RLM23 vs Clear Red (AK11213)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Brick Red
Red RLM23 vs Blood Red (AK11089)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Brick Red
Red RLM23 vs Sun Red (AK11279)Color Punch · ΔE 7, close · closer than Brick Red

All matches: Brick Red equivalents · Red RLM23 equivalents