What is the difference between Dull Red and Orange Brown?

ΔE 11 (fair). Orange Brown is a little lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dull Red vs Orange Brown

Dull Red

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

Orange Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.981
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a45d3c (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 11.1, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Orange Brown is a little lighter, warmer than Dull Red.

Can I use Orange Brown instead of Dull Red?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 11). Orange Brown is a little lighter, warmer than Dull Red.

Can I use Dull Red instead of Orange 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 Orange 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 Orange Brown
Dull Red vs Dark Flesh Tone (72.044)Game Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Orange Brown
Dull Red vs Red Leather (70.818)Model Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Orange Brown

Other Tamiya paints close to Orange Brown

Orange Brown vs Flat Earth (XF-52)XF Flat Acrylic · ΔE 7, close · closer than Dull Red
Orange Brown vs Brown (JGSDF) (XF-72)XF Flat Acrylic · ΔE 19, loose
Orange Brown vs Brown (JGSDF) (TS-90)TS Spray · ΔE 19, loose

All matches: Dull Red equivalents · Orange Brown equivalents