What is the difference between Bullwhack Brown and Orange Brown?

ΔE 10 (close). Orange Brown is a little darker, more saturated, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Bullwhack Brown vs Orange Brown

Bullwhack Brown

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

Orange Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.981
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a45d3c (estimate)

How close are they?

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

Can I use Orange Brown instead of Bullwhack Brown?

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

Can I use Bullwhack Brown instead of Orange Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Bullwhack Brown is a little lighter, 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 Bullwhack Brown on the colour wheel See Orange 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 Orange Brown
Bullwhack Brown vs Beige Red (70.804)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Orange Brown
Bullwhack Brown vs Med. Flesh Tone (70.860)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Orange Brown

Other Army Painter paints close to Orange Brown

Orange Brown vs Kawa Brown (WP4163P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Bullwhack Brown
Orange Brown vs Viper BrownWarpaints Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Bullwhack Brown
Orange Brown vs Desert Skin (WP4151P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 10, close

All matches: Bullwhack Brown equivalents · Orange Brown equivalents