What is the difference between Cypress Brown and Oxide Brown Medium?

ΔE 10 (close). Oxide Brown Medium is a little darker, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Cypress Brown vs Oxide Brown Medium

Cypress Brown

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Air
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #6a4a3a (estimate)

Oxide Brown Medium

Brand: Kimera Kolors
Range: Pure Pigments
Code: Pure Pigments
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #5a342c (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.9, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Oxide Brown Medium is a little darker, cooler than Cypress Brown.

Can I use Oxide Brown Medium instead of Cypress Brown?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Oxide Brown Medium is a little darker, cooler than Cypress Brown.

Can I use Cypress Brown instead of Oxide Brown Medium?

The same difference applies the other way round: Cypress Brown is a little lighter, 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 Cypress Brown on the colour wheel See Oxide Brown Medium on the colour wheel

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to Cypress Brown

Cypress Brown vs Ground Brown (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 9, close · closer than Oxide Brown Medium
Cypress Brown vs Dark Honey (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 11, fair
Cypress Brown vs Oxide Brown Dark (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 13, fair

Other Army Painter paints close to Oxide Brown Medium

Oxide Brown Medium vs Rifle Brown (WP4031P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Cypress Brown
Oxide Brown Medium vs Dryad BrownWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Cypress Brown
Oxide Brown Medium vs Umberroot (Vol. 4)John Blanche Vol. 1-4 · ΔE 6, close · closer than Cypress Brown

All matches: Cypress Brown equivalents · Oxide Brown Medium equivalents