What is the difference between Ashroot and Flat Brown?

ΔE 8 (close). Flat Brown is more saturated, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Ashroot vs Flat Brown

Ashroot

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

Flat Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.984
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #643b3a (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Flat Brown is more saturated, cooler than Ashroot.

Can I use Flat Brown instead of Ashroot?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Flat Brown is more saturated, cooler than Ashroot.

Can I use Ashroot instead of Flat Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Ashroot is more muted, 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 Flat Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Ashroot

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

Other Army Painter paints close to Flat Brown

Flat Brown vs Carnelian SkinWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Ashroot
Flat Brown vs Chaotic RedWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Ashroot
Flat Brown vs Dryad BrownWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 8, close · closer than Ashroot

All matches: Ashroot equivalents · Flat Brown equivalents