What is the difference between Afro Shadow and Chocolate Brown?

ΔE 7 (close). Chocolate Brown is a little lighter. Swatch colours are estimates.

Afro Shadow vs Chocolate Brown

Afro Shadow

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: Color Punch
Code: AK11276
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3f2f2d (estimate)

Chocolate Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.872
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #4d3d3e (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.7, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Chocolate Brown is a little lighter than Afro Shadow.

Can I use Chocolate Brown instead of Afro Shadow?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Chocolate Brown is a little lighter than Afro Shadow.

Can I use Afro Shadow instead of Chocolate Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Afro Shadow is a little darker.

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 Afro Shadow on the colour wheel See Chocolate Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Afro Shadow

Afro Shadow vs Mahogany (71.036)Model Air · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Chocolate Brown
Afro Shadow vs Hull Red (71.039)Model Air · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Chocolate Brown
Afro Shadow vs Burnt Umber (70.941)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Chocolate Brown

Other AK Interactive paints close to Chocolate Brown

Chocolate Brown vs Dark Leather (AK17048)AK Quick Gen · ΔE 1, very close · closer than Afro Shadow
Chocolate Brown vs Black Purple (AK11270)Color Punch · ΔE 6, close · closer than Afro Shadow
Chocolate Brown vs Waffen Brown Grey (AK11416)3rd Gen Figure Series · ΔE 8, close

All matches: Afro Shadow equivalents · Chocolate Brown equivalents