What is the difference between Light Brown and Golden Brown?

ΔE 7 (close). Golden Brown is a little darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Light Brown vs Golden Brown

Light Brown

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: Acrylic Colors for Figures
Code: AMMO.F-531
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #80694b (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 7.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Golden Brown is a little darker, warmer than Light Brown.

Can I use Golden Brown instead of Light Brown?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Golden Brown is a little darker, warmer than Light Brown.

Can I use Light Brown instead of Golden Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Light Brown is a little lighter, 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 Light Brown on the colour wheel See Golden Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Light Brown

Light Brown vs Sand Yellow RLM79 (71.278)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Golden Brown
Light Brown vs Khaki Brown (71.024)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Golden Brown
Light Brown vs Germ. Green Brown (70.606)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · 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 Light Brown
Golden Brown vs Dark Wood (ATOM-20050)ATOM · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Light Brown
Golden Brown vs Burnt Sand (AMMO.F-551)Acrylic Colors for Figures · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Light Brown

All matches: Light Brown equivalents · Golden Brown equivalents