What is the difference between Ruby Red and Cavalry Brown?

ΔE 21 (loose). Cavalry Brown is a little darker, much more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Ruby Red vs Cavalry Brown

Ruby Red

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

Cavalry Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.982
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #7b3d3b (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 20.9, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Cavalry Brown is a little darker, much more muted than Ruby Red.

Can I use Cavalry Brown instead of Ruby Red?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 21). Cavalry Brown is a little darker, much more muted than Ruby Red.

Can I use Ruby Red instead of Cavalry Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Ruby Red is a little lighter, much 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 Ruby Red on the colour wheel See Cavalry 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 Cavalry Brown
Ruby Red vs Faded Red (70.747)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Cavalry Brown
Ruby Red vs Dark Flesh Tone (72.044)Game Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Cavalry Brown

Other Nocturna Models paints close to Cavalry Brown

Cavalry Brown vs Chestnut Brown (NA42)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 8, close · closer than Ruby Red
Cavalry Brown vs Brutal Brown (NA43)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 10, close · closer than Ruby Red
Cavalry Brown vs Crimson Hell (NA18)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 21, loose

All matches: Ruby Red equivalents · Cavalry Brown equivalents