What is the difference between Dark Battle Dress and Brown 3606?

ΔE 8 (close). Brown 3606 is a little darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dark Battle Dress vs Brown 3606

Dark Battle Dress

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Historical
Code: WP4052P
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #453a26 (estimate)

Brown 3606

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Mr. Color
Code: C-517
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #413026 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Brown 3606 is a little darker, warmer than Dark Battle Dress.

Can I use Brown 3606 instead of Dark Battle Dress?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Brown 3606 is a little darker, warmer than Dark Battle Dress.

Can I use Dark Battle Dress instead of Brown 3606?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dark Battle Dress is a little lighter, cooler.

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 Dark Battle Dress on the colour wheel See Brown 3606 on the colour wheel

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Dark Battle Dress

Dark Battle Dress vs Lederbraun (C-520)Mr. Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Brown 3606
Dark Battle Dress vs Dark Earth BS381C/450 (C-369)Mr. Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Brown 3606
Dark Battle Dress vs Olive Drab 2314 (C-518)Mr. Color · ΔE 8, close

Other Army Painter paints close to Brown 3606

Brown 3606 vs Boot Brown (WP4025P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Dark Battle Dress
Brown 3606 vs Mud Spatter (WP4057P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Dark Battle Dress
Brown 3606 vs Bootstrap BrownWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Dark Battle Dress

All matches: Dark Battle Dress equivalents · Brown 3606 equivalents