What is the difference between Dark Mud and Golden Brown?

ΔE 13 (fair). Golden Brown is much more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dark Mud vs Golden Brown

Dark Mud

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: Oilbrusher
Code: A.MIG-3508
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #74531f (estimate)

Golden Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.032
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #77583b (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 13.2, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Golden Brown is much more muted, warmer than Dark Mud.

Can I use Golden Brown instead of Dark Mud?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 13). Golden Brown is much more muted, warmer than Dark Mud.

Can I use Dark Mud instead of Golden Brown?

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

Other Vallejo paints close to Dark Mud

Dark Mud vs Green Brown (70.879)Model Color · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Golden Brown
Dark Mud vs New Wood (70.770)Model Color · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Golden Brown
Dark Mud vs Wood (71.077)Model Air · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Golden Brown

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Golden Brown

Golden Brown vs Graveyard Earth (IONIC-0148)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Dark Mud
Golden Brown vs Dark Wood (ATOM-20050)ATOM · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Dark Mud
Golden Brown vs Burnt Sand (AMMO.F-551)Acrylic Colors for Figures · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Dark Mud

All matches: Dark Mud equivalents · Golden Brown equivalents