What is the difference between Bloodstone and Brown RLM26?

ΔE 24 (loose). Brown RLM26 is a little darker, much more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Bloodstone vs Brown RLM26

Bloodstone

Brand: Formula P3
Range: Formula P3
Code: 93029
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #9a3b1d (estimate)

Brown RLM26

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.105
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #7b3634 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 24.1, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Brown RLM26 is a little darker, much more muted, cooler than Bloodstone.

Can I use Brown RLM26 instead of Bloodstone?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 24). Brown RLM26 is a little darker, much more muted, cooler than Bloodstone.

Can I use Bloodstone instead of Brown RLM26?

The same difference applies the other way round: Bloodstone is a little lighter, much more saturated, 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 Bloodstone on the colour wheel See Brown RLM26 on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Bloodstone

Bloodstone vs Dark Flesh Tone (72.044)Game Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Brown RLM26
Bloodstone vs Grunge Brown (72.115)Game Color · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Brown RLM26
Bloodstone vs Orange Rust (71.130)Model Air · ΔE 14, fair · closer than Brown RLM26

Other Formula P3 paints close to Brown RLM26

Brown RLM26 vs Amethyst Rose (93211)Formula P3 · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Bloodstone
Brown RLM26 vs Sanguine Base (93019)Formula P3 · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Bloodstone
Brown RLM26 vs Idrian Flesh (93055)Formula P3 · ΔE 20, loose · closer than Bloodstone

All matches: Bloodstone equivalents · Brown RLM26 equivalents