What is the difference between Ruddy Terra and Oxide Brown Light?

ΔE 9 (close). Oxide Brown Light is warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Ruddy Terra vs Oxide Brown Light

Ruddy Terra

Brand: Army Painter
Range: John Blanche Vol. 1-4
Code: Vol. 2
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #924237 (estimate)

Oxide Brown Light

Brand: Kimera Kolors
Range: Pure Pigments
Code: Pure Pigments
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #83442b (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Oxide Brown Light is warmer than Ruddy Terra.

Can I use Oxide Brown Light instead of Ruddy Terra?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Oxide Brown Light is warmer than Ruddy Terra.

Can I use Ruddy Terra instead of Oxide Brown Light?

The same difference applies the other way round: Ruddy Terra is 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 Ruddy Terra on the colour wheel See Oxide Brown Light on the colour wheel

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to Ruddy Terra

Ruddy Terra vs Red Oxide (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Oxide Brown Light
Ruddy Terra vs Perylene Violet (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 18, loose
Ruddy Terra vs Magenta (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 19, loose

Other Army Painter paints close to Oxide Brown Light

Oxide Brown Light vs Sunburst Ochre (Vol. 2)John Blanche Vol. 1-4 · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Ruddy Terra
Oxide Brown Light vs Molten OrangeWarpaints Air · ΔE 9, close · closer than Ruddy Terra
Oxide Brown Light vs Husk BrownWarpaints Air · ΔE 11, fair

All matches: Ruddy Terra equivalents · Oxide Brown Light equivalents