What is the difference between British Light Mud and Loam Beige?

ΔE 7 (close). Loam Beige is a little lighter, more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

British Light Mud vs Loam Beige

British Light Mud

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen AFV Series
Code: AK11383
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #79794d (estimate)

Loam Beige

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.245
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #88805c (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.7, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Loam Beige is a little lighter, more muted, warmer than British Light Mud.

Can I use Loam Beige instead of British Light Mud?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Loam Beige is a little lighter, more muted, warmer than British Light Mud.

Can I use British Light Mud instead of Loam Beige?

The same difference applies the other way round: British Light Mud is a little darker, more saturated, cooler.

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 British Light Mud on the colour wheel See Loam Beige on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to British Light Mud

British Light Mud vs Green Yellow (70.881)Model Color · ΔE 8, close
British Light Mud vs Hemp (71.023)Model Air · ΔE 9, close
British Light Mud vs Ochre (71.081)Model Air · ΔE 10, close

Other AK Interactive paints close to Loam Beige

Loam Beige vs A-21m Light Yellowish Brown (AK11914)3rd Gen Air Series · ΔE 3, very close · closer than British Light Mud
Loam Beige vs IJA #30 Karekusa iro (Dry Grass) (AK11905)3rd Gen Air Series · ΔE 3, very close · closer than British Light Mud
Loam Beige vs RLM 02 RLM-Grau (1941) (AK11812)3rd Gen Air Series · ΔE 4, very close · closer than British Light Mud

All matches: British Light Mud equivalents · Loam Beige equivalents