What is the difference between Brown FS30219 and 7K Russian Tan?

ΔE 6 (close). 7K Russian Tan is cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Brown FS30219 vs 7K Russian Tan

Brown FS30219

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Mr. Color
Code: C-310
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #6b5f53 (estimate)

7K Russian Tan

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.283
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #6b6855 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.2, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. 7K Russian Tan is cooler than Brown FS30219.

Can I use 7K Russian Tan instead of Brown FS30219?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). 7K Russian Tan is cooler than Brown FS30219.

Can I use Brown FS30219 instead of 7K Russian Tan?

The same difference applies the other way round: Brown FS30219 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 Brown FS30219 on the colour wheel See 7K Russian Tan on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Brown FS30219

Brown FS30219 vs IJA Earth Brown (71.136)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than 7K Russian Tan
Brown FS30219 vs Concrete (71.131)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than 7K Russian Tan
Brown FS30219 vs Old Wood (70.761)Model Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than 7K Russian Tan

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to 7K Russian Tan

7K Russian Tan vs IDF Gray 3 Modern (C-530)Mr. Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Brown FS30219
7K Russian Tan vs IDF Gray 2 (-1981 Golan) (C-529)Mr. Color · ΔE 7, close
7K Russian Tan vs Dark Seagray (C-25)Mr. Color · ΔE 8, close

All matches: Brown FS30219 equivalents · 7K Russian Tan equivalents