What is the difference between Mid Khaki Drill and Light Brown?

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

Mid Khaki Drill vs Light Brown

Mid Khaki Drill

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Historical
Code: WP4135P
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b99b70 (estimate)

Light Brown

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Mr. Color
Code: C-321
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a88665 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.0, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Light Brown is a little darker, warmer than Mid Khaki Drill.

Can I use Light Brown instead of Mid Khaki Drill?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Light Brown is a little darker, warmer than Mid Khaki Drill.

Can I use Mid Khaki Drill instead of Light Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Mid Khaki Drill is a little lighter, 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 Mid Khaki Drill on the colour wheel See Light Brown on the colour wheel

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Mid Khaki Drill

Mid Khaki Drill vs IDF Gray 1 (-1981 Sinai) (C-528)Mr. Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Light Brown
Mid Khaki Drill vs Dark Yellow Sandy Yellow (C-39)Mr. Color · ΔE 11, fair
Mid Khaki Drill vs Sandy Yellow Dark Yellow (H-79)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 11, fair

Other Army Painter paints close to Light Brown

Light Brown vs Charred BoneWarpaints Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Mid Khaki Drill
Light Brown vs Deep Khaki Drill (WP4134P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 8, close · closer than Mid Khaki Drill
Light Brown vs Telogreika Ochre (WP4129P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 8, close · closer than Mid Khaki Drill

All matches: Mid Khaki Drill equivalents · Light Brown equivalents