What is the difference between Bullwhack Brown and Cork Brown?

ΔE 10 (close). Cork Brown is a little darker, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Bullwhack Brown vs Cork Brown

Bullwhack Brown

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Air
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a8704a (estimate)

Cork Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.843
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #94694d (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Cork Brown is a little darker, more muted than Bullwhack Brown.

Can I use Cork Brown instead of Bullwhack Brown?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Cork Brown is a little darker, more muted than Bullwhack Brown.

Can I use Bullwhack Brown instead of Cork Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Bullwhack 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 Bullwhack Brown on the colour wheel See Cork Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Bullwhack Brown

Bullwhack Brown vs Forest Skin (74.013)Fantasy-Pro · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Cork Brown
Bullwhack Brown vs Beige Red (70.804)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Cork Brown
Bullwhack Brown vs Med. Flesh Tone (70.860)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Cork Brown

Other Army Painter paints close to Cork Brown

Cork Brown vs Leather BrownWarpaints Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Bullwhack Brown
Cork Brown vs Mocca SkinWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 9, close · closer than Bullwhack Brown
Cork Brown vs Deep Khaki Drill (WP4134P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 10, close

All matches: Bullwhack Brown equivalents · Cork Brown equivalents