What is the difference between Russian Dark Brown 6K and Mud Spatter?

ΔE 7 (close). Mud Spatter is warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Russian Dark Brown 6K vs Mud Spatter

Russian Dark Brown 6K

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen AFV Series
Code: AK11369
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #322a12 (estimate)

Mud Spatter

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Historical
Code: WP4057P
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3e2c1c (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.3, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Mud Spatter is warmer than Russian Dark Brown 6K.

Can I use Mud Spatter instead of Russian Dark Brown 6K?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Mud Spatter is warmer than Russian Dark Brown 6K.

Can I use Russian Dark Brown 6K instead of Mud Spatter?

The same difference applies the other way round: Russian Dark Brown 6K 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 Russian Dark Brown 6K on the colour wheel See Mud Spatter on the colour wheel

Other Army Painter paints close to Russian Dark Brown 6K

Russian Dark Brown 6K vs Dark Battle Dress (WP4052P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 8, close
Russian Dark Brown 6K vs Dark Soviet Khaki (WP4123P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 9, close
Russian Dark Brown 6K vs Tainted Garden (Vol. 2)John Blanche Vol. 1-4 · ΔE 10, close

Other AK Interactive paints close to Mud Spatter

Mud Spatter vs Leather Brown (AK11110)3rd Gen Intense · ΔE 1, very close · closer than Russian Dark Brown 6K
Mud Spatter vs NATO Brown (AK11359)3rd Gen AFV Series · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Russian Dark Brown 6K
Mud Spatter vs Nº5 Earth Brown (FS30099) (AK11336)3rd Gen AFV Series · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Russian Dark Brown 6K

All matches: Russian Dark Brown 6K equivalents · Mud Spatter equivalents