Strong Tone vs Russet Brown

Strong Tone

Brand
Army Painter
Range
Warpaints Fanatic
Type
a wash/shade
Swatch
#4a2a14 (estimate)

Russet Brown

Brand
Reaper
Range
Master Series Paints
Code
09199
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#432116 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.2, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Russet Brown is a little darker, cooler than Strong Tone. They are different kinds of paint: Army Painter Strong Tone is a wash/shade and Reaper Russet Brown is an opaque base/layer paint, so they won’t behave the same on the model even where the colour is close.

Can I use Russet Brown instead of Strong Tone?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Russet Brown is a little darker, cooler than Strong Tone. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Strong Tone instead of Russet Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Strong Tone is a little lighter, 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 Strong Tone on the colour wheel See Russet Brown on the colour wheel

Other Reaper paints close to Strong Tone

Other Army Painter paints close to Russet Brown

All matches: Strong Tone equivalents · Russet Brown equivalents

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