Camo Brown vs Brown

Camo Brown

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

Brown

Brand
Tamiya
Range
X Gloss Acrylic
Code
X-9
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#7b3c37 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.3, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Brown is a little lighter, cooler than Camo Brown.

Can I use Brown instead of Camo Brown?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). Brown is a little lighter, cooler than Camo Brown.

Can I use Camo Brown instead of Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Camo Brown is a little darker, 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 Camo Brown on the colour wheel See Brown on the colour wheel

Other Tamiya paints close to Camo Brown

Other Army Painter paints close to Brown

All matches: Camo Brown equivalents · Brown equivalents

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