What is the difference between Clear Smoke and Golden Brown?

ΔE 8 (close). Golden Brown is a little lighter, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Clear Smoke vs Golden Brown

Clear Smoke

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen Standard
Code: AK11215
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #6c4a25 (estimate)

Golden Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.032
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #77583b (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Golden Brown is a little lighter, more muted than Clear Smoke.

Can I use Golden Brown instead of Clear Smoke?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Golden Brown is a little lighter, more muted than Clear Smoke.

Can I use Clear Smoke instead of Golden Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Clear Smoke is a little darker, 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 Clear Smoke on the colour wheel See Golden Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Clear Smoke

Clear Smoke vs New Wood (70.770)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Golden Brown
Clear Smoke vs English Uniform (70.921)Model Color · ΔE 8, close
Clear Smoke vs USA Flat Brown (71.026)Model Air · ΔE 10, fair

Other AK Interactive paints close to Golden Brown

Golden Brown vs Field Drab (AK11435)3rd Gen Figure Series · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Clear Smoke
Golden Brown vs RAF Dark Earth (AK11841)3rd Gen Air Series · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Clear Smoke
Golden Brown vs Tan Earth (AK11121)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Clear Smoke

All matches: Clear Smoke equivalents · Golden Brown equivalents