What is the difference between Russet Shadow and German Red Brown?

ΔE 7 (close). German Red Brown is cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Russet Shadow vs German Red Brown

Russet Shadow

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: Color Punch
Code: AK11277
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #5d3a31 (estimate)

German Red Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 70.605
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #573334 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. German Red Brown is cooler than Russet Shadow.

Can I use German Red Brown instead of Russet Shadow?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). German Red Brown is cooler than Russet Shadow.

Can I use Russet Shadow instead of German Red Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Russet Shadow is 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 Russet Shadow on the colour wheel See German Red Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Russet Shadow

Russet Shadow vs German Red Brown (71.271)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than German Red Brown
Russet Shadow vs Charred Brown (72.045)Game Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than German Red Brown
Russet Shadow vs Flat Brown (70.984)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than German Red Brown

Other AK Interactive paints close to German Red Brown

German Red Brown vs Violet Red (AK11075)3rd Gen Pastel · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Russet Shadow
German Red Brown vs Dark Shadow Flesh (AK11405)3rd Gen Figure Series · ΔE 7, close
German Red Brown vs Leather (AK17053)AK Quick Gen · ΔE 8, close

All matches: Russet Shadow equivalents · German Red Brown equivalents