What is the difference between Oxide Brown Dark and US Earth Red?

ΔE 15 (loose). US Earth Red is noticeably lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Oxide Brown Dark vs US Earth Red

Oxide Brown Dark

Brand: Kimera Kolors
Range: Pure Pigments
Code: Pure Pigments
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #4e322e (estimate)

US Earth Red

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.293
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #6d5549 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 15.1, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. US Earth Red is noticeably lighter, warmer than Oxide Brown Dark.

Can I use US Earth Red instead of Oxide Brown Dark?

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

Can I use Oxide Brown Dark instead of US Earth Red?

The same difference applies the other way round: Oxide Brown Dark is noticeably darker, 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 Oxide Brown Dark on the colour wheel See US Earth Red on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Oxide Brown Dark

Oxide Brown Dark vs Chestnut Brown (70.746)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than US Earth Red
Oxide Brown Dark vs German Red Brown (71.271)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than US Earth Red
Oxide Brown Dark vs German Red Brown (70.605)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than US Earth Red

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to US Earth Red

US Earth Red vs Ground Brown (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Oxide Brown Dark
US Earth Red vs Oxide Brown Medium (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 15, fair · closer than Oxide Brown Dark
US Earth Red vs Black Skintone (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 17, loose

All matches: Oxide Brown Dark equivalents · US Earth Red equivalents