What is the difference between Red Brown 2 and Cam. Middle Brown?

ΔE 13 (fair). Cam. Middle Brown is a little darker. Swatch colours are estimates.

Red Brown 2 vs Cam. Middle Brown

Red Brown 2

Brand: Tamiya
Range: XF Flat Acrylic
Code: XF-90
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #5b3e38 (estimate)

Cam. Middle Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.740
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #41341f (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 13.3, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Cam. Middle Brown is a little darker than Red Brown 2.

Can I use Cam. Middle Brown instead of Red Brown 2?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 13). Cam. Middle Brown is a little darker than Red Brown 2.

Can I use Red Brown 2 instead of Cam. Middle Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Red Brown 2 is a little lighter.

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 Red Brown 2 on the colour wheel See Cam. Middle Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Red Brown 2

Red Brown 2 vs German Red Brown (71.271)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Cam. Middle Brown
Red Brown 2 vs Chestnut Brown (70.746)Model Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Cam. Middle Brown
Red Brown 2 vs Flat Brown (70.984)Model Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Cam. Middle Brown

Other Tamiya paints close to Cam. Middle Brown

Cam. Middle Brown vs Red Brown (XF-64)XF Flat Acrylic · ΔE 7, close · closer than Red Brown 2
Cam. Middle Brown vs Flat Brown (XF-10)XF Flat Acrylic · ΔE 13, fair
Cam. Middle Brown vs Linoleum Deck Brown (XF-79)XF Flat Acrylic · ΔE 14, fair

All matches: Red Brown 2 equivalents · Cam. Middle Brown equivalents