What is the difference between Camo Brown and Royal Brown?

ΔE 7 (close). Royal Brown is a little darker, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Camo Brown vs Royal Brown

Camo Brown

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Historical
Code: WP4040P
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #6b3127 (estimate)

Royal Brown

Brand: Kimera Kolors
Range: Pure Pigments
Code: Pure Pigments
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #592b23 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Royal Brown is a little darker, more muted than Camo Brown.

Can I use Royal Brown instead of Camo Brown?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Royal Brown is a little darker, more muted than Camo Brown.

Can I use Camo Brown instead of Royal Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Camo 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 Camo Brown on the colour wheel See Royal Brown on the colour wheel

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to Camo Brown

Camo Brown vs Dark Honey (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 8, close
Camo Brown vs Perylene Violet (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 9, close
Camo Brown vs Oxide Brown Medium (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 11, fair

Other Army Painter paints close to Royal Brown

Royal Brown vs Umberroot (Vol. 4)John Blanche Vol. 1-4 · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Camo Brown
Royal Brown vs Rifle Brown (WP4031P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 7, close · closer than Camo Brown
Royal Brown vs Dryad BrownWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 7, close · closer than Camo Brown

All matches: Camo Brown equivalents · Royal Brown equivalents