What is the difference between Dark Boot Brown and Brown FS30219?

ΔE 7 (close). Brown FS30219 is a little lighter. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dark Boot Brown vs Brown FS30219

Dark Boot Brown

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Historical
Code: WP4126P
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #484231 (estimate)

Brown FS30219

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Aqueous Hobby Color
Code: H-310
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #4d4e42 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.7, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Brown FS30219 is a little lighter than Dark Boot Brown.

Can I use Brown FS30219 instead of Dark Boot Brown?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Brown FS30219 is a little lighter than Dark Boot Brown.

Can I use Dark Boot Brown instead of Brown FS30219?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dark Boot Brown is a little darker.

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 Boot Brown on the colour wheel See Brown FS30219 on the colour wheel

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Dark Boot Brown

Dark Boot Brown vs Dark Earth BS381C/450 (C-369)Mr. Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Brown FS30219
Dark Boot Brown vs Olive Drab FS34087 (C-304)Mr. Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Brown FS30219
Dark Boot Brown vs Olive Drab FS34087 (H-304)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Brown FS30219

Other Army Painter paints close to Brown FS30219

Brown FS30219 vs Tundra TaupeWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 8, close
Brown FS30219 vs Venom WyrmWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 8, close
Brown FS30219 vs Mid Feldgrau (WP4044P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 9, close

All matches: Dark Boot Brown equivalents · Brown FS30219 equivalents