What is the difference between Light Brown and Orange Brown?

ΔE 8 (close). Orange Brown is a little darker. Swatch colours are estimates.

Light Brown vs Orange Brown

Light Brown

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen Standard
Code: AK11100
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #cb8043 (estimate)

Orange Brown

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen Standard
Code: AK11101
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #c37244 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.3, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Orange Brown is a little darker than Light Brown.

Can I use Orange Brown instead of Light Brown?

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

Can I use Light Brown instead of Orange Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Light Brown is a little lighter.

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 Light Brown on the colour wheel See Orange Brown on the colour wheel

Other AK Interactive paints close to Light Brown

Light Brown vs Warm Yellow (AK17010)AK Quick Gen · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Orange Brown
Light Brown vs Medium Flesh Tone (AK11054)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Orange Brown
Light Brown vs Solar Yellow (AK17012)AK Quick Gen · ΔE 6, close · closer than Orange Brown

Other AK Interactive paints close to Orange Brown

Orange Brown vs Warm Yellow (AK17010)AK Quick Gen · ΔE 9, close
Orange Brown vs Beige Red (AK11064)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 12, fair
Orange Brown vs Brown Rose (AK11063)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 12, fair

All matches: Light Brown equivalents · Orange Brown equivalents