What is the difference between Ashroot and Chocolate Brown?

ΔE 8 (close). Chocolate Brown is a little darker, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Ashroot vs Chocolate Brown

Ashroot

Brand: Army Painter
Range: John Blanche Vol. 1-4
Code: Vol. 3
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #5c433f (estimate)

Chocolate Brown

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Aqueous Hobby Color
Code: H-406
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #513236 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Chocolate Brown is a little darker, cooler than Ashroot.

Can I use Chocolate Brown instead of Ashroot?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Chocolate Brown is a little darker, cooler than Ashroot.

Can I use Ashroot instead of Chocolate Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Ashroot 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 Ashroot on the colour wheel See Chocolate Brown on the colour wheel

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Ashroot

Ashroot vs IJN Linoleum Deck Color (C-606)Mr. Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Chocolate Brown
Ashroot vs Red Brown (C-41)Mr. Color · ΔE 8, close
Ashroot vs Mahogany (C-42)Mr. Color · ΔE 9, close

Other Army Painter paints close to Chocolate Brown

Chocolate Brown vs Bootstrap BrownWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 7, close · closer than Ashroot
Chocolate Brown vs Werewolf FurWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 7, close · closer than Ashroot
Chocolate Brown vs Carnelian SkinWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 7, close · closer than Ashroot

All matches: Ashroot equivalents · Chocolate Brown equivalents