What is the difference between Mud Brown and Ammo Pouch Brown?

ΔE 9 (close). Ammo Pouch Brown is more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Mud Brown vs Ammo Pouch Brown

Mud Brown

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen Intense
Code: AK11120
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #654e31 (estimate)

Ammo Pouch Brown

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Historical
Code: WP4130P
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #645242 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.7, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Ammo Pouch Brown is more muted, warmer than Mud Brown.

Can I use Ammo Pouch Brown instead of Mud Brown?

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

Can I use Mud Brown instead of Ammo Pouch Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Mud Brown is more saturated, 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 Mud Brown on the colour wheel See Ammo Pouch Brown on the colour wheel

Other Army Painter paints close to Mud Brown

Mud Brown vs Rootpath (Vol. 4)John Blanche Vol. 1-4 · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Ammo Pouch Brown
Mud Brown vs Mid Battle Dress (WP4054P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Ammo Pouch Brown
Mud Brown vs Cypress BrownWarpaints Air · ΔE 8, close · closer than Ammo Pouch Brown

Other AK Interactive paints close to Ammo Pouch Brown

Ammo Pouch Brown vs IJA #31 Cha Kasshoku (Tea Colour) (AK11906)3rd Gen Air Series · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Mud Brown
Ammo Pouch Brown vs RLM 81 Version 3 (AK11837)3rd Gen Air Series · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Mud Brown
Ammo Pouch Brown vs Grey-Brown (AK11125)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Mud Brown

All matches: Mud Brown equivalents · Ammo Pouch Brown equivalents