What is the difference between Dirt Spatter and Oxide Brown Medium?

ΔE 7 (close). Oxide Brown Medium is more saturated, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dirt Spatter vs Oxide Brown Medium

Dirt Spatter

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Legacy
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #513930 (estimate)

Oxide Brown Medium

Brand: Kimera Kolors
Range: Pure Pigments
Code: Pure Pigments
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #5a342c (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.3, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Oxide Brown Medium is more saturated, cooler than Dirt Spatter.

Can I use Oxide Brown Medium instead of Dirt Spatter?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Oxide Brown Medium is more saturated, cooler than Dirt Spatter.

Can I use Dirt Spatter instead of Oxide Brown Medium?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dirt Spatter is more muted, warmer.

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 Dirt Spatter on the colour wheel See Oxide Brown Medium on the colour wheel

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to Dirt Spatter

Dirt Spatter vs Oxide Brown Dark (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Oxide Brown Medium
Dirt Spatter vs Violet (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 8, close
Dirt Spatter vs Dark Mud (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 11, fair

Other Army Painter paints close to Oxide Brown Medium

Oxide Brown Medium vs Rifle Brown (WP4031P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Dirt Spatter
Oxide Brown Medium vs Dryad BrownWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Dirt Spatter
Oxide Brown Medium vs Umberroot (Vol. 4)John Blanche Vol. 1-4 · ΔE 6, close · closer than Dirt Spatter

All matches: Dirt Spatter equivalents · Oxide Brown Medium equivalents