What is the difference between Fur Brown and Mud Brown?

ΔE 9 (close). Mud Brown is a little lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Fur Brown vs Mud Brown

Fur Brown

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Air
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #7a4a40 (estimate)

Mud Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.037
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #7e5945 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Mud Brown is a little lighter, warmer than Fur Brown.

Can I use Mud Brown instead of Fur Brown?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Mud Brown is a little lighter, warmer than Fur Brown.

Can I use Fur Brown instead of Mud Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Fur Brown is a little darker, 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 Fur Brown on the colour wheel See Mud Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Fur Brown

Fur Brown vs Light Rust (71.129)Model Air · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Mud Brown
Fur Brown vs Cavalry Brown (70.982)Model Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Mud Brown
Fur Brown vs Sand Brown (71.034)Model Air · ΔE 8, close · closer than Mud Brown

Other Army Painter paints close to Mud Brown

Mud Brown vs Cypress BrownWarpaints Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Fur Brown
Mud Brown vs Mocca SkinWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 8, close · closer than Fur Brown
Mud Brown vs Leather BrownWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 9, close

All matches: Fur Brown equivalents · Mud Brown equivalents