What is the difference between Camo Brown and Cavalry Brown?

ΔE 8 (close). Cavalry Brown is a little lighter, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Camo Brown vs Cavalry Brown

Camo Brown

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

Cavalry Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.982
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #7b3d3b (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.7, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Cavalry Brown is a little lighter, cooler than Camo Brown.

Can I use Cavalry Brown instead of Camo Brown?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Cavalry Brown is a little lighter, cooler than Camo Brown.

Can I use Camo Brown instead of Cavalry 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 Cavalry Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Camo Brown

Camo Brown vs Brown RLM26 (71.105)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Cavalry Brown
Camo Brown vs Fire Red (71.084)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Cavalry Brown
Camo Brown vs Nocturnal Red (72.111)Game Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Cavalry Brown

Other Army Painter paints close to Cavalry Brown

Cavalry Brown vs Fur BrownWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Camo Brown
Cavalry Brown vs Fur BrownWarpaints Air · ΔE 8, close
Cavalry Brown vs Tiger’s Eye SkinWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 8, close

All matches: Camo Brown equivalents · Cavalry Brown equivalents