What is the difference between Light Brown and USA Flat Brown?

ΔE 6 (close). USA Flat Brown is a little darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Light Brown vs USA Flat 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)

USA Flat Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.026
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #795b41 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.3, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. USA Flat Brown is a little darker, warmer than Light Brown.

Can I use USA Flat Brown instead of Light Brown?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). USA Flat Brown is a little darker, warmer than Light Brown.

Can I use Light Brown instead of USA Flat 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 USA Flat 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 USA Flat Brown
Light Brown vs Khaki Brown (71.024)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than USA Flat Brown
Light Brown vs Germ. Green Brown (70.606)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than USA Flat Brown

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to USA Flat Brown

USA Flat Brown vs Graveyard Earth (IONIC-0148)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Light Brown
USA Flat Brown vs Dark Wood (ATOM-20050)ATOM · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Light Brown
USA Flat Brown vs Pale Earth (AMMO.F-547)Acrylic Colors for Figures · ΔE 6, close

All matches: Light Brown equivalents · USA Flat Brown equivalents