What is the difference between Deep Brown and Grunge Brown?

ΔE 8 (close). Grunge Brown is a little lighter. Swatch colours are estimates.

Deep Brown vs Grunge Brown

Deep Brown

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen Intense
Code: AK11102
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a64b27 (estimate)

Grunge Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.115
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #bf5835 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.8, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Grunge Brown is a little lighter than Deep Brown.

Can I use Grunge Brown instead of Deep Brown?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Grunge Brown is a little lighter than Deep Brown.

Can I use Deep Brown instead of Grunge Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Deep Brown 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 Deep Brown on the colour wheel See Grunge Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Deep Brown

Deep Brown vs Orange Rust (71.130)Model Air · ΔE 10, close
Deep Brown vs Dark Flesh Tone (72.044)Game Color · ΔE 12, fair
Deep Brown vs Orange Brown (70.981)Model Color · ΔE 12, fair

Other AK Interactive paints close to Grunge Brown

Grunge Brown vs Vermillion (AK11090)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Deep Brown
Grunge Brown vs Carmine (AK11091)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 8, close · closer than Deep Brown
Grunge Brown vs Amaranth Red (AK11086)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 9, close

All matches: Deep Brown equivalents · Grunge Brown equivalents