What is the difference between Deep Khaki Drill and Light Brown?

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

Deep Khaki Drill vs Light Brown

Deep Khaki Drill

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Historical
Code: WP4134P
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #907754 (estimate)

Light Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.027
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a4885f (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Light Brown is a little lighter than Deep Khaki Drill.

Can I use Light Brown instead of Deep Khaki Drill?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Light Brown is a little lighter than Deep Khaki Drill.

Can I use Deep Khaki Drill instead of Light Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Deep Khaki Drill 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 Deep Khaki Drill on the colour wheel See Light Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Deep Khaki Drill

Deep Khaki Drill vs Middle Stone (71.031)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Light Brown
Deep Khaki Drill vs Sand Yellow RLM79 (71.278)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Light Brown
Deep Khaki Drill vs Camoufl age Brown (71.117)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Light Brown

Other Army Painter paints close to Light Brown

Light Brown vs Charred BoneWarpaints Air · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Deep Khaki Drill
Light Brown vs Mid Khaki Drill (WP4135P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 7, close · closer than Deep Khaki Drill
Light Brown vs Telogreika Ochre (WP4129P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 7, close · closer than Deep Khaki Drill

All matches: Deep Khaki Drill equivalents · Light Brown equivalents