What is the difference between Field Drab (FS30118) and Thondia Brown?

ΔE 8 (close). Thondia Brown is warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Field Drab (FS30118) vs Thondia Brown

Field Drab (FS30118)

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen AFV Series
Code: AK11344
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #4f3c1c (estimate)

Thondia Brown

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Base
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #5a3a22 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Thondia Brown is warmer than Field Drab (FS30118).

Can I use Thondia Brown instead of Field Drab (FS30118)?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Thondia Brown is warmer than Field Drab (FS30118).

Can I use Field Drab (FS30118) instead of Thondia Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Field Drab (FS30118) is 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 Field Drab (FS30118) on the colour wheel See Thondia Brown on the colour wheel

Other Citadel paints close to Field Drab (FS30118)

Field Drab (FS30118) vs Gorthor BrownColour: Layer · ΔE 10, fair
Field Drab (FS30118) vs Steel Legion DrabColour: Base · ΔE 12, fair
Field Drab (FS30118) vs Stormvermin FurColour: Layer · ΔE 14, fair

Other AK Interactive paints close to Thondia Brown

Thondia Brown vs Waffen Brown (AK11417)3rd Gen Figure Series · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Field Drab (FS30118)
Thondia Brown vs Nº8 Earth Red (FS30117) (AK11338)3rd Gen AFV Series · ΔE 6, close · closer than Field Drab (FS30118)
Thondia Brown vs Dark Brown (AK11109)3rd Gen Intense · ΔE 7, close · closer than Field Drab (FS30118)

All matches: Field Drab (FS30118) equivalents · Thondia Brown equivalents