What is the difference between Russian Sand 7K and Mustard Brown?

ΔE 9 (close). Mustard Brown is a little lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Russian Sand 7K vs Mustard Brown

Russian Sand 7K

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen AFV Series
Code: AK11370
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #7c5e30 (estimate)

Mustard Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.769
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #916945 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.7, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Mustard Brown is a little lighter, warmer than Russian Sand 7K.

Can I use Mustard Brown instead of Russian Sand 7K?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Mustard Brown is a little lighter, warmer than Russian Sand 7K.

Can I use Russian Sand 7K instead of Mustard Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Russian Sand 7K is a little darker, 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 Russian Sand 7K on the colour wheel See Mustard Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Russian Sand 7K

Russian Sand 7K vs Brown Green (71.030)Model Air · ΔE 8, close · closer than Mustard Brown
Russian Sand 7K vs Dark Yellow (71.025)Model Air · ΔE 8, close · closer than Mustard Brown
Russian Sand 7K vs Green Brown (70.879)Model Color · ΔE 9, close

Other AK Interactive paints close to Mustard Brown

Mustard Brown vs Cork (AK11119)3rd Gen Intense · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Russian Sand 7K
Mustard Brown vs Desert Sand (AK17079)AK Quick Gen · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Russian Sand 7K
Mustard Brown vs RLM 79 (1942) (AK11833)3rd Gen Air Series · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Russian Sand 7K

All matches: Russian Sand 7K equivalents · Mustard Brown equivalents