What is the difference between Rubber Black and Hull Red?

ΔE 9 (close). Hull Red is a little lighter, more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Rubber Black vs Hull Red

Rubber Black

Brand: Tamiya
Range: XF Flat Acrylic
Code: XF-85
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #231f20 (estimate)

Hull Red

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.039
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #392c2b (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Hull Red is a little lighter, more saturated than Rubber Black.

Can I use Hull Red instead of Rubber Black?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Hull Red is a little lighter, more saturated than Rubber Black.

Can I use Rubber Black instead of Hull Red?

The same difference applies the other way round: Rubber Black is a little darker, more muted.

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 Rubber Black on the colour wheel See Hull Red on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Rubber Black

Rubber Black vs Black Grey (70.862)Model Color · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Hull Red
Rubber Black vs German Grey (70.995)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Hull Red
Rubber Black vs Gloss Black (70.861)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Hull Red

Other Tamiya paints close to Hull Red

Hull Red vs NATO Black (TS-63)TS Spray · ΔE 7, close · closer than Rubber Black
Hull Red vs NATO Black (XF-69)XF Flat Acrylic · ΔE 9, close
Hull Red vs Semi Gloss Black (X-18)X Gloss Acrylic · ΔE 9, close

All matches: Rubber Black equivalents · Hull Red equivalents