What is the difference between Oxide Brown Light and Red?

ΔE 18 (loose). Red is more saturated, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Oxide Brown Light vs Red

Oxide Brown Light

Brand: Kimera Kolors
Range: Pure Pigments
Code: Pure Pigments
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #83442b (estimate)

Red

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.269
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #973336 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 18.3, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Red is more saturated, cooler than Oxide Brown Light.

Can I use Red instead of Oxide Brown Light?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 18). Red is more saturated, cooler than Oxide Brown Light.

Can I use Oxide Brown Light instead of Red?

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

Other Vallejo paints close to Oxide Brown Light

Oxide Brown Light vs Red Leather (70.818)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Red
Oxide Brown Light vs Gorgon Brown (72.124)Game Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Red
Oxide Brown Light vs Light Brown (70.929)Model Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Red

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to Red

Red vs Red Oxide (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 7, close · closer than Oxide Brown Light
Red vs Magenta (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 10, close · closer than Oxide Brown Light
Red vs Purple (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 15, loose · closer than Oxide Brown Light

All matches: Oxide Brown Light equivalents · Red equivalents