What is the difference between Kawa Brown and Warm Brown?

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

Kawa Brown vs Warm Brown

Kawa Brown

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Historical
Code: WP4163P
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a16038 (estimate)

Warm Brown

Brand: Pro Acryl
Range: Standard / Signature / AMP
Code: S09
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #8a5a2e (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.8, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Warm Brown is a little darker, more muted than Kawa Brown.

Can I use Warm Brown instead of Kawa Brown?

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

Can I use Kawa Brown instead of Warm Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Kawa Brown is a little lighter, 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 Kawa Brown on the colour wheel See Warm Brown on the colour wheel

Other Pro Acryl paints close to Kawa Brown

Kawa Brown vs Orange Brown (S27)Standard / Signature / AMP · ΔE 9, close · closer than Warm Brown
Kawa Brown vs Petroleum Brown (S14)Standard / Signature / AMP · ΔE 10, close
Kawa Brown vs Orange Oxide (S38)Standard / Signature / AMP · ΔE 11, fair

Other Army Painter paints close to Warm Brown

Warm Brown vs Dark DAK Sand (WP4144P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 6, close · closer than Kawa Brown
Warm Brown vs Leather BrownWarpaints Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Kawa Brown
Warm Brown vs Bullwhack BrownWarpaints Air · ΔE 10, fair

All matches: Kawa Brown equivalents · Warm Brown equivalents