What is the difference between Bullwhack Brown and Mustard Brown?

ΔE 9 (close). Mustard Brown is a little darker, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Bullwhack Brown vs Mustard Brown

Bullwhack Brown

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

Mustard Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.769
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #916945 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.7, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Mustard Brown is a little darker, more muted than Bullwhack Brown.

Can I use Mustard Brown instead of Bullwhack Brown?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Mustard Brown is a little darker, more muted than Bullwhack Brown.

Can I use Bullwhack Brown instead of Mustard 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 Mustard 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 Mustard Brown
Bullwhack Brown vs Beige Red (70.804)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Mustard Brown
Bullwhack Brown vs Med. Flesh Tone (70.860)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Mustard Brown

Other Army Painter paints close to Mustard Brown

Mustard Brown vs Leather BrownWarpaints Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Bullwhack Brown
Mustard Brown vs Dark DAK Sand (WP4144P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 9, close · closer than Bullwhack Brown
Mustard Brown vs Deep Khaki Drill (WP4134P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 9, close · closer than Bullwhack Brown

All matches: Bullwhack Brown equivalents · Mustard Brown equivalents