What is the difference between Golden Brown and Earth?

ΔE 9 (close). Earth is more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Golden Brown vs Earth

Golden Brown

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen Intense
Code: AK11117
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a47425 (estimate)

Earth

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.062
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a07135 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.8, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Earth is more muted than Golden Brown.

Can I use Earth instead of Golden Brown?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Earth is more muted than Golden Brown.

Can I use Golden Brown instead of Earth?

The same difference applies the other way round: Golden Brown is 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 Golden Brown on the colour wheel See Earth on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Golden Brown

Golden Brown vs Orange Ochre (70.824)Model Color · ΔE 9, close
Golden Brown vs Desert Yellow (70.977)Model Color · ΔE 12, fair
Golden Brown vs Leather Brown (72.040)Game Color · ΔE 12, fair

Other AK Interactive paints close to Earth

Earth vs Nº6 Earth Yellow (FS30257) (AK11337)3rd Gen AFV Series · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Golden Brown
Earth vs Desert Uniform Base (AK11440)3rd Gen Figure Series · ΔE 6, close · closer than Golden Brown
Earth vs Green-Brown (AK11126)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 6, close · closer than Golden Brown

All matches: Golden Brown equivalents · Earth equivalents