Light Tone vs Transparent Brown Iron Oxide

Light Tone

Brand
Army Painter
Range
Warpaints Fanatic
Type
a wash/shade
Swatch
#b07820 (estimate)

Transparent Brown Iron Oxide

Brand
Golden
Range
High Flow
Code
8562
Type
an ink, glaze or transparent paint
Swatch
#c0823d (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Transparent Brown Iron Oxide is a little lighter, more muted than Light Tone. They are different kinds of paint: Army Painter Light Tone is a wash/shade and Golden Transparent Brown Iron Oxide is an ink, glaze or transparent paint, so they won’t behave the same on the model even where the colour is close.

Can I use Transparent Brown Iron Oxide instead of Light Tone?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Transparent Brown Iron Oxide is a little lighter, more muted than Light Tone. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Light Tone instead of Transparent Brown Iron Oxide?

The same difference applies the other way round: Light Tone 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 Light Tone on the colour wheel See Transparent Brown Iron Oxide on the colour wheel

Other Golden paints close to Light Tone

Other Army Painter paints close to Transparent Brown Iron Oxide

All matches: Light Tone equivalents · Transparent Brown Iron Oxide equivalents

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