What is the difference between Linoleum Deck Brown and US Earth Red?

ΔE 7 (close). US Earth Red is more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Linoleum Deck Brown vs US Earth Red

Linoleum Deck Brown

Brand: Tamiya
Range: TS Spray
Code: TS-69
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #665039 (estimate)

US Earth Red

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.293
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #6d5549 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. US Earth Red is more muted than Linoleum Deck Brown.

Can I use US Earth Red instead of Linoleum Deck Brown?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). US Earth Red is more muted than Linoleum Deck Brown.

Can I use Linoleum Deck Brown instead of US Earth Red?

The same difference applies the other way round: Linoleum Deck Brown is 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 Linoleum Deck Brown on the colour wheel See US Earth Red on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Linoleum Deck Brown

Linoleum Deck Brown vs BC Dark Brown (70.768)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than US Earth Red
Linoleum Deck Brown vs Dirt (71.133)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than US Earth Red
Linoleum Deck Brown vs Beige Brown (70.875)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than US Earth Red

Other Tamiya paints close to US Earth Red

US Earth Red vs Linoleum Deck Brown (XF-79)XF Flat Acrylic · ΔE 7, close
US Earth Red vs Dark Earth (AS-22)AS Spray (aircraft) · ΔE 7, close
US Earth Red vs NATO Brown (XF-68)XF Flat Acrylic · ΔE 8, close

All matches: Linoleum Deck Brown equivalents · US Earth Red equivalents