What is the difference between Husk Brown and Oxide Brown Medium?

ΔE 9 (close). Oxide Brown Medium is a little darker, more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Husk Brown vs Oxide Brown Medium

Husk Brown

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Air
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #6a3a28 (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 9.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Oxide Brown Medium is a little darker, more muted, cooler than Husk Brown.

Can I use Oxide Brown Medium instead of Husk Brown?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Oxide Brown Medium is a little darker, more muted, cooler than Husk Brown.

Can I use Husk Brown instead of Oxide Brown Medium?

The same difference applies the other way round: Husk Brown is a little lighter, more saturated, 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 Husk Brown on the colour wheel See Oxide Brown Medium on the colour wheel

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to Husk Brown

Husk Brown vs Dark Honey (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Oxide Brown Medium
Husk Brown vs Royal Brown (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 9, close · closer than Oxide Brown Medium
Husk Brown vs Oxide Brown Light (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · 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 Husk Brown
Oxide Brown Medium vs Dryad BrownWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Husk Brown
Oxide Brown Medium vs Umberroot (Vol. 4)John Blanche Vol. 1-4 · ΔE 6, close · closer than Husk Brown

All matches: Husk Brown equivalents · Oxide Brown Medium equivalents