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

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

Dark Boot Brown vs Muddy Brown

Dark Boot Brown

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

Muddy Brown

Brand: Reaper
Range: Master Series Paints
Code: 09028
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #463428 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.3, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Muddy Brown is a little darker, warmer than Dark Boot Brown.

Can I use Muddy Brown instead of Dark Boot Brown?

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

Can I use Dark Boot Brown instead of Muddy Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dark Boot Brown 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 Boot Brown on the colour wheel See Muddy Brown on the colour wheel

Other Reaper paints close to Dark Boot Brown

Dark Boot Brown vs Woodstain Brown (09160)Master Series Paints · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Muddy Brown
Dark Boot Brown vs Grey Liner (09065)Master Series Paints · ΔE 10, close
Dark Boot Brown vs Stormy Grey (09088)Master Series Paints · ΔE 10, fair

Other Army Painter paints close to Muddy Brown

Muddy Brown vs Tree AncientWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Dark Boot Brown
Muddy Brown vs Dirt SpatterWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Dark Boot Brown
Muddy Brown vs Bootstrap BrownWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Dark Boot Brown

All matches: Dark Boot Brown equivalents · Muddy Brown equivalents