What is the difference between Earth Clay and Golden Brown?

ΔE 9 (close). Golden Brown is a little lighter, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Earth Clay vs Golden Brown

Earth Clay

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: Oilbrusher
Code: A.MIG-3524
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #6c4526 (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 8.9, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Golden Brown is a little lighter, more muted than Earth Clay.

Can I use Golden Brown instead of Earth Clay?

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

Can I use Earth Clay instead of Golden Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Earth Clay is a little darker, 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 Earth Clay on the colour wheel See Golden Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Earth Clay

Earth Clay vs New Wood (70.770)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Golden Brown
Earth Clay vs Light Rust (71.129)Model Air · ΔE 10, close
Earth Clay vs Flat Earth (70.983)Model Color · ΔE 10, fair

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

All matches: Earth Clay equivalents · Golden Brown equivalents