What is the difference between Canvas Tone and Helmet Brown?

ΔE 6 (close). Helmet Brown is more saturated, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Canvas Tone vs Helmet Brown

Canvas Tone

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen Figure Series
Code: AK11436
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #484428 (estimate)

Helmet Brown

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Historical
Code: WP4161P
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #494c28 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.2, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Helmet Brown is more saturated, cooler than Canvas Tone.

Can I use Helmet Brown instead of Canvas Tone?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). Helmet Brown is more saturated, cooler than Canvas Tone.

Can I use Canvas Tone instead of Helmet Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Canvas Tone is more muted, warmer.

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 Canvas Tone on the colour wheel See Helmet Brown on the colour wheel

Other Army Painter paints close to Canvas Tone

Canvas Tone vs Tainted Garden (Vol. 2)John Blanche Vol. 1-4 · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Helmet Brown
Canvas Tone vs Dark DAK Green (WP4147P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Helmet Brown
Canvas Tone vs Dark Soviet Khaki (WP4123P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 6, close · closer than Helmet Brown

Other AK Interactive paints close to Helmet Brown

Helmet Brown vs Olive Drab Base (AK11334)3rd Gen AFV Series · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Canvas Tone
Helmet Brown vs US Olive Base Uniform (AK11433)3rd Gen Figure Series · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Canvas Tone
Helmet Brown vs Modern Spanish Green (AK11350)3rd Gen AFV Series · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Canvas Tone

All matches: Canvas Tone equivalents · Helmet Brown equivalents