Molten Orange vs Brown

Molten Orange

Brand
Army Painter
Range
Warpaints Air
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#8a3a22 (estimate)

Brown

Brand
Green Stuff World
Range
Acrylic Inks
Code
4292
Type
an ink, glaze or transparent paint
Swatch
#792314 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Brown is a little darker than Molten Orange. They are different kinds of paint: Army Painter Molten Orange is an opaque base/layer paint and Green Stuff World Brown 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 Brown instead of Molten Orange?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Brown is a little darker than Molten Orange. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Molten Orange instead of Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Molten Orange 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 Molten Orange on the colour wheel See Brown on the colour wheel

Other Green Stuff World paints close to Molten Orange

Other Army Painter paints close to Brown

All matches: Molten Orange equivalents · Brown equivalents

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