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

ΔE 9 (close). Mustard Brown is a little darker, more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Deep Khaki Drill vs Mustard Brown

Deep Khaki Drill

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

Mustard Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.769
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #916945 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.7, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Mustard Brown is a little darker, more saturated, warmer than Deep Khaki Drill.

Can I use Mustard Brown instead of Deep Khaki Drill?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Mustard Brown is a little darker, more saturated, warmer than Deep Khaki Drill.

Can I use Deep Khaki Drill instead of Mustard Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Deep Khaki Drill is a little lighter, more muted, 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 Deep Khaki Drill on the colour wheel See Mustard 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 Mustard Brown
Deep Khaki Drill vs Sand Yellow RLM79 (71.278)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Mustard Brown
Deep Khaki Drill vs Camoufl age Brown (71.117)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Mustard Brown

Other Army Painter paints close to Mustard Brown

Mustard Brown vs Leather BrownWarpaints Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Deep Khaki Drill
Mustard Brown vs Dark DAK Sand (WP4144P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 9, close · closer than Deep Khaki Drill
Mustard Brown vs Bullwhack BrownWarpaints Air · ΔE 9, close

All matches: Deep Khaki Drill equivalents · Mustard Brown equivalents