What is the difference between Cypress Brown and New Wood?

ΔE 9 (close). New Wood is a little lighter, more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Cypress Brown vs New Wood

Cypress Brown

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

New Wood

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.770
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #7a5639 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.3, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. New Wood is a little lighter, more saturated than Cypress Brown.

Can I use New Wood instead of Cypress Brown?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). New Wood is a little lighter, more saturated than Cypress Brown.

Can I use Cypress Brown instead of New Wood?

The same difference applies the other way round: Cypress Brown is a little darker, more muted.

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 New Wood on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Cypress Brown

Cypress Brown vs BC Dark Brown (70.768)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than New Wood
Cypress Brown vs Beige Brown (70.875)Model Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than New Wood
Cypress Brown vs US Earth Red (71.293)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than New Wood

Other Army Painter paints close to New Wood

New Wood vs Leather BrownWarpaints Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Cypress Brown
New Wood vs Leather BrownWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 10, close
New Wood vs Leather Brown (WP4050P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 10, close

All matches: Cypress Brown equivalents · New Wood equivalents