What is the difference between Sharpnel Red and Brown RLM26?

ΔE 10 (close). Brown RLM26 is a little lighter, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Sharpnel Red vs Brown RLM26

Sharpnel Red

Brand: Scale75
Range: Fantasy & Games
Code: SFG36
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #6c3322 (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 9.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Brown RLM26 is a little lighter, cooler than Sharpnel Red.

Can I use Brown RLM26 instead of Sharpnel Red?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Brown RLM26 is a little lighter, cooler than Sharpnel Red.

Can I use Sharpnel Red instead of Brown RLM26?

The same difference applies the other way round: Sharpnel Red is a little darker, warmer.

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 Sharpnel Red on the colour wheel See Brown RLM26 on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Sharpnel Red

Sharpnel Red vs Fire Red (71.084)Model Air · ΔE 9, close · closer than Brown RLM26
Sharpnel Red vs Cavalry Brown (70.982)Model Color · ΔE 10, fair
Sharpnel Red vs Nocturnal Red (72.111)Game Color · ΔE 11, fair

Other Scale75 paints close to Brown RLM26

Brown RLM26 vs Red Leather (SC30)Scalecolor · ΔE 7, close · closer than Sharpnel Red
Brown RLM26 vs Burgundy Wine Red (Artist)Scalecolor Artist · ΔE 8, close · closer than Sharpnel Red
Brown RLM26 vs Indian Shadow (SC23)Scalecolor · ΔE 9, close · closer than Sharpnel Red

All matches: Sharpnel Red equivalents · Brown RLM26 equivalents