What is the difference between Dirt Spatter and Cam. Med. Brown?

ΔE 7 (close). Cam. Med. Brown is a little lighter, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dirt Spatter vs Cam. Med. Brown

Dirt Spatter

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

Cam. Med. Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.038
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #51453a (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.3, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Cam. Med. Brown is a little lighter, more muted than Dirt Spatter.

Can I use Cam. Med. Brown instead of Dirt Spatter?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Cam. Med. Brown is a little lighter, more muted than Dirt Spatter.

Can I use Dirt Spatter instead of Cam. Med. Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dirt Spatter is a little darker, more saturated.

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 Cam. Med. Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Dirt Spatter

Dirt Spatter vs Leather Brown (70.871)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Cam. Med. Brown
Dirt Spatter vs Medium Brown (70.826)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Cam. Med. Brown
Dirt Spatter vs German Red Brown (71.271)Model Air · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Cam. Med. Brown

Other Army Painter paints close to Cam. Med. Brown

Cam. Med. Brown vs Dark Boot Brown (WP4126P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Dirt Spatter
Cam. Med. Brown vs Ammo Pouch Brown (WP4130P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 7, close · closer than Dirt Spatter
Cam. Med. Brown vs Tree AncientWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 7, close

All matches: Dirt Spatter equivalents · Cam. Med. Brown equivalents