What is the difference between Red Oxide and Light Brown?

ΔE 15 (loose). Light Brown is noticeably lighter, more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Red Oxide vs Light Brown

Red Oxide

Brand: Golden
Range: Heavy Body Acrylics
Code: PR101
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #873325 (estimate)

Light Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.929
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #975534 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 15.2, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Light Brown is noticeably lighter, more muted, warmer than Red Oxide.

Can I use Light Brown instead of Red Oxide?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 15). Light Brown is noticeably lighter, more muted, warmer than Red Oxide.

Can I use Red Oxide instead of Light Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Red Oxide is noticeably darker, more saturated, 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 Red Oxide on the colour wheel See Light Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Red Oxide

Red Oxide vs Dark Flesh Tone (72.044)Game Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Light Brown
Red Oxide vs Gorgon Brown (72.124)Game Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Light Brown
Red Oxide vs Red (71.269)Model Air · ΔE 10, close · closer than Light Brown

Other Golden paints close to Light Brown

Light Brown vs Mars YellowHeavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Red Oxide
Light Brown vs Burnt Sienna (PBr7)Heavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 15, loose
Light Brown vs Transparent Brown Iron OxideHeavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 18, loose

All matches: Red Oxide equivalents · Light Brown equivalents