What is the difference between Nº8 Earth Red (FS30117) and Flat Earth?

ΔE 8 (close). Flat Earth is more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Nº8 Earth Red (FS30117) vs Flat Earth

Nº8 Earth Red (FS30117)

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen AFV Series
Code: AK11338
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #653926 (estimate)

Flat Earth

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.983
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #583b28 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.0, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Flat Earth is more muted, warmer than Nº8 Earth Red (FS30117).

Can I use Flat Earth instead of Nº8 Earth Red (FS30117)?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Flat Earth is more muted, warmer than Nº8 Earth Red (FS30117).

Can I use Nº8 Earth Red (FS30117) instead of Flat Earth?

The same difference applies the other way round: Nº8 Earth Red (FS30117) is more saturated, 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 Nº8 Earth Red (FS30117) on the colour wheel See Flat Earth on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Nº8 Earth Red (FS30117)

Nº8 Earth Red (FS30117) vs Charred Brown (72.045)Game Color · ΔE 8, close
Nº8 Earth Red (FS30117) vs Light Rust (71.129)Model Air · ΔE 11, fair
Nº8 Earth Red (FS30117) vs Flat Brown (70.984)Model Color · ΔE 12, fair

Other AK Interactive paints close to Flat Earth

Flat Earth vs Waffen Brown (AK11417)3rd Gen Figure Series · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Nº8 Earth Red (FS30117)
Flat Earth vs Russet Shadow (AK11277)Color Punch · ΔE 6, close · closer than Nº8 Earth Red (FS30117)
Flat Earth vs Nº5 Earth Brown (FS30099) (AK11336)3rd Gen AFV Series · ΔE 7, close · closer than Nº8 Earth Red (FS30117)

All matches: Nº8 Earth Red (FS30117) equivalents · Flat Earth equivalents