What is the difference between Light Brown and Khaki Grey?

ΔE 7 (close). Khaki Grey is a little darker, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Light Brown vs Khaki Grey

Light Brown

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: Acrylic Colors for Figures
Code: AMMO.F-531
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #80694b (estimate)

Khaki Grey

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.880
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #70613b (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.0, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Khaki Grey is a little darker, cooler than Light Brown.

Can I use Khaki Grey instead of Light Brown?

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

Can I use Light Brown instead of Khaki Grey?

The same difference applies the other way round: Light Brown is a little lighter, warmer.

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 Khaki Grey 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 Khaki Grey
Light Brown vs Khaki Brown (71.024)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Khaki Grey
Light Brown vs Germ. Green Brown (70.606)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Khaki Grey

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Khaki Grey

Khaki Grey vs Pale Earth (AMMO.F-547)Acrylic Colors for Figures · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Light Brown
Khaki Grey vs British Brown (AMMO.F-545)Acrylic Colors for Figures · ΔE 7, close · closer than Light Brown
Khaki Grey vs Brown Green (IONIC-0147)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 8, close

All matches: Light Brown equivalents · Khaki Grey equivalents