What is the difference between RAL 8012 Rotbraun and Nocturnal Red?

ΔE 9 (close). Nocturnal Red is more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

RAL 8012 Rotbraun vs Nocturnal Red

RAL 8012 Rotbraun

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen AFV Series
Code: AK11328
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #671e15 (estimate)

Nocturnal Red

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.111
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #622122 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Nocturnal Red is more muted, cooler than RAL 8012 Rotbraun.

Can I use Nocturnal Red instead of RAL 8012 Rotbraun?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Nocturnal Red is more muted, cooler than RAL 8012 Rotbraun.

Can I use RAL 8012 Rotbraun instead of Nocturnal Red?

The same difference applies the other way round: RAL 8012 Rotbraun is more saturated, 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 RAL 8012 Rotbraun on the colour wheel See Nocturnal Red on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to RAL 8012 Rotbraun

RAL 8012 Rotbraun vs Fire Red (71.084)Model Air · ΔE 10, fair
RAL 8012 Rotbraun vs Red (70.926)Model Color · ΔE 11, fair
RAL 8012 Rotbraun vs Brown RLM26 (71.105)Model Air · ΔE 12, fair

Other AK Interactive paints close to Nocturnal Red

Nocturnal Red vs RAL 8013 Rotbraun (AK11329)3rd Gen AFV Series · ΔE 8, close · closer than RAL 8012 Rotbraun
Nocturnal Red vs Dark Shadow Flesh (AK11405)3rd Gen Figure Series · ΔE 10, close
Nocturnal Red vs Beast Brown (AK11278)Color Punch · ΔE 11, fair

All matches: RAL 8012 Rotbraun equivalents · Nocturnal Red equivalents