What is the difference between Ruddy Umber and Beige Red?

ΔE 9 (close). Beige Red is a little lighter, more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Ruddy Umber vs Beige Red

Ruddy Umber

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Fanatic
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #9b5b4d (estimate)

Beige Red

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.804
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a76548 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.2, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Beige Red is a little lighter, more saturated, warmer than Ruddy Umber.

Can I use Beige Red instead of Ruddy Umber?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Beige Red is a little lighter, more saturated, warmer than Ruddy Umber.

Can I use Ruddy Umber instead of Beige Red?

The same difference applies the other way round: Ruddy Umber is a little darker, more muted, 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 Umber on the colour wheel See Beige Red on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Ruddy Umber

Ruddy Umber vs Red Leather (70.818)Model Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Beige Red
Ruddy Umber vs Light Rust (71.129)Model Air · ΔE 9, close · closer than Beige Red
Ruddy Umber vs Gorgon Brown (72.124)Game Color · ΔE 9, close

Other Army Painter paints close to Beige Red

Beige Red vs Viper BrownWarpaints Air · ΔE 6, close · closer than Ruddy Umber
Beige Red vs Kawa Brown (WP4163P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 7, close · closer than Ruddy Umber
Beige Red vs Bullwhack BrownWarpaints Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Ruddy Umber

All matches: Ruddy Umber equivalents · Beige Red equivalents