What is the difference between Ammo Pouch Brown and Dark Earth?

ΔE 8 (close). Dark Earth is a little darker, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Ammo Pouch Brown vs Dark Earth

Ammo Pouch Brown

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Historical
Code: WP4130P
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #645242 (estimate)

Dark Earth

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Acrysion
Code: N-72
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #524b42 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.9, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Dark Earth is a little darker, more muted than Ammo Pouch Brown.

Can I use Dark Earth instead of Ammo Pouch Brown?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Dark Earth is a little darker, more muted than Ammo Pouch Brown.

Can I use Ammo Pouch Brown instead of Dark Earth?

The same difference applies the other way round: Ammo Pouch Brown is a little lighter, more saturated.

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 Ammo Pouch Brown on the colour wheel See Dark Earth on the colour wheel

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Ammo Pouch Brown

Ammo Pouch Brown vs Brown FS30219 (C-310)Mr. Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Dark Earth
Ammo Pouch Brown vs Wood Brown (C-43)Mr. Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Dark Earth
Ammo Pouch Brown vs Wood Brown (H-37)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Dark Earth

Other Army Painter paints close to Dark Earth

Dark Earth vs Dark Boot Brown (WP4126P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 7, close · closer than Ammo Pouch Brown
Dark Earth vs Obsidian SkinWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 7, close · closer than Ammo Pouch Brown
Dark Earth vs Onyx SkinWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 7, close · closer than Ammo Pouch Brown

All matches: Ammo Pouch Brown equivalents · Dark Earth equivalents