What is the difference between Mushroom Brown and Beasty Brown?

ΔE 10 (close). Beasty Brown is a little lighter. Swatch colours are estimates.

Mushroom Brown vs Beasty Brown

Mushroom Brown

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: IONIC Smart Colors
Code: IONIC-0151
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a65523 (estimate)

Beasty Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.043
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b66724 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Beasty Brown is a little lighter than Mushroom Brown.

Can I use Beasty Brown instead of Mushroom Brown?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Beasty Brown is a little lighter than Mushroom Brown.

Can I use Mushroom Brown instead of Beasty Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Mushroom Brown is a little darker.

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 Mushroom Brown on the colour wheel See Beasty Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Mushroom Brown

Mushroom Brown vs Grunge Brown (72.115)Game Color · ΔE 11, fair
Mushroom Brown vs Orange Rust (71.130)Model Air · ΔE 11, fair
Mushroom Brown vs Bronze Brown (72.036)Game Color · ΔE 11, fair

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Beasty Brown

Beasty Brown vs Leather Brown (IONIC-0152)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 9, close · closer than Mushroom Brown
Beasty Brown vs Leather Brown (A.MIG-0651)Dio Drybrush · ΔE 10, close
Beasty Brown vs Yellow ShadowIONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 12, fair

All matches: Mushroom Brown equivalents · Beasty Brown equivalents