What is the difference between Royal Brown and German Red Brown?

ΔE 9 (close). German Red Brown is a little lighter, more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Royal Brown vs German Red Brown

Royal Brown

Brand: Kimera Kolors
Range: Pure Pigments
Code: Pure Pigments
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #592b23 (estimate)

German Red Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.271
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #583633 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.0, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. German Red Brown is a little lighter, more muted, cooler than Royal Brown.

Can I use German Red Brown instead of Royal Brown?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). German Red Brown is a little lighter, more muted, cooler than Royal Brown.

Can I use Royal Brown instead of German Red Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Royal Brown is a little darker, 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 Royal Brown on the colour wheel See German Red Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Royal Brown

Royal Brown vs Charred Brown (72.045)Game Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than German Red Brown
Royal Brown vs Dark Red (70.946)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than German Red Brown
Royal Brown vs Chalice Red (74.017)Fantasy-Pro · ΔE 9, close

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to German Red Brown

German Red Brown vs Oxide Brown Dark (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Royal Brown
German Red Brown vs Oxide Brown Medium (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Royal Brown
German Red Brown vs Black Skintone (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 6, close · closer than Royal Brown

All matches: Royal Brown equivalents · German Red Brown equivalents