What is the difference between Ruby Red and Bronze Brown?

ΔE 26 (loose). Bronze Brown is more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Ruby Red vs Bronze Brown

Ruby Red

Brand: Nocturna Models
Range: N-Paint Basic
Code: NA19
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a8413c (estimate)

Bronze Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.036
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #8c511e (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 25.7, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Bronze Brown is more muted, warmer than Ruby Red.

Can I use Bronze Brown instead of Ruby Red?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 26). Bronze Brown is more muted, warmer than Ruby Red.

Can I use Ruby Red instead of Bronze Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Ruby Red 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 Ruby Red on the colour wheel See Bronze Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Ruby Red

Ruby Red vs Red (71.269)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Bronze Brown
Ruby Red vs Faded Red (70.747)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Bronze Brown
Ruby Red vs Dark Flesh Tone (72.044)Game Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Bronze Brown

Other Nocturna Models paints close to Bronze Brown

Bronze Brown vs Leather Brown (NA44)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 8, close · closer than Ruby Red
Bronze Brown vs Brutal Brown (NA43)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 19, loose · closer than Ruby Red
Bronze Brown vs Red Flesh (NA03)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 25, loose · closer than Ruby Red

All matches: Ruby Red equivalents · Bronze Brown equivalents