What is the difference between Russet and Nocturnal Red?

ΔE 10 (fair). Nocturnal Red is a little darker, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Russet vs Nocturnal Red

Russet

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Aqueous Hobby Color
Code: H-33
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #7f2c31 (estimate)

Nocturnal Red

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.111
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #622122 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 10.3, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Nocturnal Red is a little darker, more muted than Russet.

Can I use Nocturnal Red instead of Russet?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 10). Nocturnal Red is a little darker, more muted than Russet.

Can I use Russet instead of Nocturnal Red?

The same difference applies the other way round: Russet is a little lighter, more saturated.

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 Russet on the colour wheel See Nocturnal Red on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Russet

Russet vs Red (70.926)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Nocturnal Red
Russet vs Fire Red (71.084)Model Air · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Nocturnal Red
Russet vs Brown RLM26 (71.105)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Nocturnal Red

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Nocturnal Red

Nocturnal Red vs Red Brown (H-47)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Russet
Nocturnal Red vs Red Brown (N-47)Acrysion · ΔE 7, close · closer than Russet
Nocturnal Red vs Russet (C-81)Mr. Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Russet

All matches: Russet equivalents · Nocturnal Red equivalents