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

ΔE 7 (close). Light Brown is a little darker. 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: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.027
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a4885f (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Light Brown is a little darker 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 7). Light Brown is a little darker 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.

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 Vallejo paints close to Mid Khaki Drill

Mid Khaki Drill vs Sand Beige (71.244)Model Air · ΔE 6, close · closer than Light Brown
Mid Khaki Drill vs Barbarian Skin (72.071)Game Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Light Brown
Mid Khaki Drill vs Ivory (71.075)Model Air · ΔE 8, close

Other Army Painter paints close to Light Brown

Light Brown vs Charred BoneWarpaints Air · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Mid Khaki Drill
Light Brown vs Telogreika Ochre (WP4129P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 7, close
Light Brown vs Deep Khaki Drill (WP4134P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 7, close

All matches: Mid Khaki Drill equivalents · Light Brown equivalents