What is the difference between Dull Red and Light Brown?

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

Dull Red vs Light Brown

Dull Red

Brand: Tamiya
Range: TS Spray
Code: TS-33
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #944737 (estimate)

Light Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.929
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #975534 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.8, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Light Brown is a little lighter, warmer than Dull Red.

Can I use Light Brown instead of Dull Red?

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

Can I use Dull Red instead of Light Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dull Red is a little darker, 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 Dull Red on the colour wheel See Light Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Dull Red

Dull Red vs Gorgon Brown (72.124)Game Color · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Light Brown
Dull Red vs Dark Flesh Tone (72.044)Game Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Light Brown
Dull Red vs Red Leather (70.818)Model Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Light Brown

Other Tamiya paints close to Light Brown

Light Brown vs Flat Earth (XF-52)XF Flat Acrylic · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Dull Red
Light Brown vs Brown (JGSDF) (XF-72)XF Flat Acrylic · ΔE 17, loose
Light Brown vs Brown (JGSDF) (TS-90)TS Spray · ΔE 17, loose

All matches: Dull Red equivalents · Light Brown equivalents