What is the difference between Mocca Skin and Mud Brown?

ΔE 8 (close). Mud Brown is a little darker, more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Mocca Skin vs Mud Brown

Mocca Skin

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Fanatic
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #896b5a (estimate)

Mud Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.037
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #7e5945 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.0, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Mud Brown is a little darker, more saturated than Mocca Skin.

Can I use Mud Brown instead of Mocca Skin?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Mud Brown is a little darker, more saturated than Mocca Skin.

Can I use Mocca Skin instead of Mud Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Mocca Skin is a little lighter, more muted.

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 Mocca Skin on the colour wheel See Mud Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Mocca Skin

Mocca Skin vs German Dark Yellow (70.604)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Mud Brown
Mocca Skin vs Tan Earth (70.874)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Mud Brown
Mocca Skin vs USAF Brown (71.125)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Mud Brown

Other Army Painter paints close to Mud Brown

Mud Brown vs Cypress BrownWarpaints Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Mocca Skin
Mud Brown vs Fur BrownWarpaints Air · ΔE 9, close
Mud Brown vs Leather BrownWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 9, close

All matches: Mocca Skin equivalents · Mud Brown equivalents