What is the difference between Ammo Pouch Brown and Cam. Med. Brown?

ΔE 7 (close). Cam. Med. Brown is a little darker, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Ammo Pouch Brown vs Cam. Med. Brown

Ammo Pouch Brown

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

Cam. Med. Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.038
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #51453a (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.3, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Cam. Med. Brown is a little darker, more muted than Ammo Pouch Brown.

Can I use Cam. Med. Brown instead of Ammo Pouch Brown?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Cam. Med. Brown is a little darker, more muted than Ammo Pouch Brown.

Can I use Ammo Pouch Brown instead of Cam. Med. Brown?

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 Cam. Med. Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Ammo Pouch Brown

Ammo Pouch Brown vs Camou. Pale Brown (71.035)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Cam. Med. Brown
Ammo Pouch Brown vs BS Dark Earth (71.323)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Cam. Med. Brown
Ammo Pouch Brown vs IJA Earth Brown (71.136)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Cam. Med. Brown

Other Army Painter paints close to Cam. Med. Brown

Cam. Med. Brown vs Dark Boot Brown (WP4126P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Ammo Pouch Brown
Cam. Med. Brown vs Tree AncientWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 7, close
Cam. Med. Brown vs Dirt SpatterWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 7, close

All matches: Ammo Pouch Brown equivalents · Cam. Med. Brown equivalents