What is the difference between Light Battle Dress and Camoufl age Brown?

ΔE 7 (close). Camoufl age Brown is warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Light Battle Dress vs Camoufl age Brown

Light Battle Dress

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Historical
Code: WP4051P
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #9d8f70 (estimate)

Camoufl age Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.117
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a28566 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.2, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Camoufl age Brown is warmer than Light Battle Dress.

Can I use Camoufl age Brown instead of Light Battle Dress?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Camoufl age Brown is warmer than Light Battle Dress.

Can I use Light Battle Dress instead of Camoufl age Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Light Battle Dress is 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 Light Battle Dress on the colour wheel See Camoufl age Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Light Battle Dress

Light Battle Dress vs US Desert Arm. (71.122)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Camoufl age Brown
Light Battle Dress vs Desert Tan (70.765)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Camoufl age Brown
Light Battle Dress vs IDF Sand Grey (71.141)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Camoufl age Brown

Other Army Painter paints close to Camoufl age Brown

Camoufl age Brown vs Charred BoneWarpaints Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Light Battle Dress
Camoufl age Brown vs Deep Khaki Drill (WP4134P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 7, close · closer than Light Battle Dress
Camoufl age Brown vs Gnome CheeksWarpaints Air · ΔE 8, close

All matches: Light Battle Dress equivalents · Camoufl age Brown equivalents