What is the difference between Red Brown and USAF Brown?

ΔE 8 (close). USAF Brown is more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Red Brown vs USAF Brown

Red Brown

Brand: Tamiya
Range: TS Spray
Code: TS-1
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #83604d (estimate)

USAF Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.125
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #7c6758 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. USAF Brown is more muted than Red Brown.

Can I use USAF Brown instead of Red Brown?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). USAF Brown is more muted than Red Brown.

Can I use Red Brown instead of USAF Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Red 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 Red Brown on the colour wheel See USAF Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Red Brown

Red Brown vs Mud Brown (71.037)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than USAF Brown
Red Brown vs Sand Brown (71.034)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than USAF Brown
Red Brown vs Tan Earth (70.874)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than USAF Brown

Other Tamiya paints close to USAF Brown

USAF Brown vs Dark Earth (AS-22)AS Spray (aircraft) · ΔE 6, close · closer than Red Brown
USAF Brown vs Linoleum Deck Brown (XF-79)XF Flat Acrylic · ΔE 11, fair
USAF Brown vs Linoleum Deck Brown (TS-69)TS Spray · ΔE 11, fair

All matches: Red Brown equivalents · USAF Brown equivalents