What is the difference between Russet and Red?

ΔE 10 (close). Red is a little lighter, more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Russet vs Red

Russet

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

Red

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

How close are they?

ΔE 9.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Red is a little lighter, more saturated than Russet.

Can I use Red instead of Russet?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Red is a little lighter, more saturated than Russet.

Can I use Russet instead of Red?

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

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 Red on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Russet

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

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Red

Red vs Red FS11136 (C-327)Mr. Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Russet
Red vs Red FS11136 (H-327)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Russet
Red vs Russet (N-33)Acrysion · ΔE 11, fair

All matches: Russet equivalents · Red equivalents