What is the difference between Oxide Brown Medium and German Red Brown?

ΔE 6 (close). German Red Brown is cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Oxide Brown Medium vs German Red Brown

Oxide Brown Medium

Brand: Kimera Kolors
Range: Pure Pigments
Code: Pure Pigments
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #5a342c (estimate)

German Red Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 70.605
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #573334 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. German Red Brown is cooler than Oxide Brown Medium.

Can I use German Red Brown instead of Oxide Brown Medium?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). German Red Brown is cooler than Oxide Brown Medium.

Can I use Oxide Brown Medium instead of German Red Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Oxide Brown Medium is 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 Medium on the colour wheel See German Red Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Oxide Brown Medium

Oxide Brown Medium vs Charred Brown (72.045)Game Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than German Red Brown
Oxide Brown Medium vs German Red Brown (71.271)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than German Red Brown
Oxide Brown Medium vs Flat Brown (70.984)Model Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than German Red Brown

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to German Red Brown

German Red Brown vs Black Skintone (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Oxide Brown Medium
German Red Brown vs Oxide Brown Dark (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Oxide Brown Medium
German Red Brown vs Royal Brown (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 10, close

All matches: Oxide Brown Medium equivalents · German Red Brown equivalents