What is the difference between Screamer Pink and Russet?

ΔE 7 (close). Russet is more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Screamer Pink vs Russet

Screamer Pink

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Base
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #6a2a3a (estimate)

Russet

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Mr. Color
Code: C-81
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #762c36 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Russet is more saturated, warmer than Screamer Pink.

Can I use Russet instead of Screamer Pink?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Russet is more saturated, warmer than Screamer Pink.

Can I use Screamer Pink instead of Russet?

The same difference applies the other way round: Screamer Pink is 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 Screamer Pink on the colour wheel See Russet on the colour wheel

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Screamer Pink

Screamer Pink vs Red Brown (H-47)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Russet
Screamer Pink vs Red Brown (N-47)Acrysion · ΔE 7, close · closer than Russet
Screamer Pink vs Hull Red (C-29)Mr. Color · ΔE 10, fair

Other Citadel paints close to Russet

Russet vs Word Bearers RedColour: Layer · ΔE 8, close
Russet vs Gal Vorbak RedColour: Base · ΔE 10, close
Russet vs Khorne RedColour: Base · ΔE 10, close

All matches: Screamer Pink equivalents · Russet equivalents