What is the difference between Ashroot and Chocolate Brown?

ΔE 7 (close). Chocolate Brown is a little darker, more muted. 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: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.872
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #4d3d3e (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Chocolate Brown is a little darker, more muted than Ashroot.

Can I use Chocolate Brown instead of Ashroot?

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

Can I use Ashroot instead of Chocolate Brown?

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

Other Vallejo paints close to Ashroot

Ashroot vs Rust (71.080)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Chocolate Brown
Ashroot vs Medium Brown (70.826)Model Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Chocolate Brown
Ashroot vs NATO Brown (71.249)Model Air · ΔE 6, close · closer than Chocolate Brown

Other Army Painter paints close to Chocolate Brown

Chocolate Brown vs Obsidian SkinWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Ashroot
Chocolate Brown vs Onyx SkinWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Ashroot
Chocolate Brown vs Bleached Strap Grey (WP4150P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 8, close

All matches: Ashroot equivalents · Chocolate Brown equivalents