What is the difference between Russet and Brown RLM26?

ΔE 8 (close). Brown RLM26 is more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Russet vs Brown RLM26

Russet

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Acrysion
Code: N-33
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #7f2b35 (estimate)

Brown RLM26

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.105
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #7b3634 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.7, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Brown RLM26 is more muted, warmer than Russet.

Can I use Brown RLM26 instead of Russet?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Brown RLM26 is more muted, warmer than Russet.

Can I use Russet instead of Brown RLM26?

The same difference applies the other way round: Russet is more saturated, cooler.

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 Brown RLM26 on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Russet

Russet vs Red (70.926)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Brown RLM26
Russet vs Fire Red (71.084)Model Air · ΔE 8, close · closer than Brown RLM26
Russet vs Nocturnal Red (72.111)Game Color · ΔE 11, fair

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Brown RLM26

Brown RLM26 vs Russet (H-33)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Russet
Brown RLM26 vs Red Brown (H-47)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Russet
Brown RLM26 vs Red Brown (N-47)Acrysion · ΔE 7, close · closer than Russet

All matches: Russet equivalents · Brown RLM26 equivalents