What is the difference between Red Brown and Brown RLM26?

ΔE 10 (close). Brown RLM26 is more saturated, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Red Brown vs Brown RLM26

Red Brown

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen Figure Series
Code: AK11434
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #713f32 (estimate)

Brown RLM26

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.105
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #7b3634 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.7, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Brown RLM26 is more saturated, cooler than Red Brown.

Can I use Brown RLM26 instead of Red Brown?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Brown RLM26 is more saturated, cooler than Red Brown.

Can I use Red Brown instead of Brown RLM26?

The same difference applies the other way round: Red 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 Red Brown on the colour wheel See Brown RLM26 on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Red Brown

Red Brown vs Charred Brown (72.045)Game Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Brown RLM26
Red Brown vs Cavalry Brown (70.982)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Brown RLM26
Red Brown vs Light Rust (71.129)Model Air · ΔE 8, close · closer than Brown RLM26

Other AK Interactive paints close to Brown RLM26

Brown RLM26 vs Shadow Flesh (AK11404)3rd Gen Figure Series · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Red Brown
Brown RLM26 vs Beast Brown (AK11278)Color Punch · ΔE 8, close · closer than Red Brown
Brown RLM26 vs Night Blood (AK17038)AK Quick Gen · ΔE 8, close · closer than Red Brown

All matches: Red Brown equivalents · Brown RLM26 equivalents