What is the difference between Banshee Brown and Brown 3606?

ΔE 7 (close). Brown 3606 is a little lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Banshee Brown vs Brown 3606

Banshee Brown

Brand: Army Painter
Range: John Blanche Vol. 1-4
Code: Vol. 1
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #342522 (estimate)

Brown 3606

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Mr. Color
Code: C-517
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #413026 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.9, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Brown 3606 is a little lighter, warmer than Banshee Brown.

Can I use Brown 3606 instead of Banshee Brown?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Brown 3606 is a little lighter, warmer than Banshee Brown.

Can I use Banshee Brown instead of Brown 3606?

The same difference applies the other way round: Banshee Brown is a little darker, cooler.

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 Banshee Brown on the colour wheel See Brown 3606 on the colour wheel

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Banshee Brown

Banshee Brown vs Smoke Gray (C-101)Mr. Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Brown 3606
Banshee Brown vs Smoke Gray (N-95)Acrysion · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Brown 3606
Banshee Brown vs RLM 66 Black Gray (H-416)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Brown 3606

Other Army Painter paints close to Brown 3606

Brown 3606 vs Boot Brown (WP4025P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Banshee Brown
Brown 3606 vs Mud Spatter (WP4057P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Banshee Brown
Brown 3606 vs Bootstrap BrownWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Banshee Brown

All matches: Banshee Brown equivalents · Brown 3606 equivalents