What is the difference between Grey Light Brown and Dawnstone?

ΔE 10 (close). Dawnstone is a little darker. Swatch colours are estimates.

Grey Light Brown vs Dawnstone

Grey Light Brown

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: Acrylic Colors for Figures
Code: AMMO.F-521
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #888180 (estimate)

Dawnstone

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Layer
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #6a6e6a (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.8, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Dawnstone is a little darker than Grey Light Brown.

Can I use Dawnstone instead of Grey Light Brown?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Dawnstone is a little darker than Grey Light Brown.

Can I use Grey Light Brown instead of Dawnstone?

The same difference applies the other way round: Grey 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 Grey Light Brown on the colour wheel See Dawnstone on the colour wheel

Other Citadel paints close to Grey Light Brown

Grey Light Brown vs Typhon AshColour: Air · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Dawnstone
Grey Light Brown vs Administratum GreyColour: Layer · ΔE 7, close · closer than Dawnstone
Grey Light Brown vs Administratum GreyColour: Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Dawnstone

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Dawnstone

Dawnstone vs Neutral Gray (ATOM-20145)ATOM · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Grey Light Brown
Dawnstone vs Grau RLM 02 (ATOM-20078)ATOM · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Grey Light Brown
Dawnstone vs Dark Ghost Gray (ATOM-20133)ATOM · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Grey Light Brown

All matches: Grey Light Brown equivalents · Dawnstone equivalents