Mud Spatter vs Sepia

Mud Spatter

Brand
Army Painter
Range
Warpaints Historical
Code
WP4057P
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#3e2c1c (estimate)

Sepia

Brand
Golden
Range
High Flow
Code
8546
Type
an ink, glaze or transparent paint
Swatch
#49361b (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.9, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Sepia is a little lighter, more saturated, cooler than Mud Spatter. They are different kinds of paint: Army Painter Mud Spatter is an opaque base/layer paint and Golden Sepia 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 Sepia instead of Mud Spatter?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Sepia is a little lighter, more saturated, cooler than Mud Spatter. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Mud Spatter instead of Sepia?

The same difference applies the other way round: Mud Spatter is a little darker, more muted, warmer.

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 Mud Spatter on the colour wheel See Sepia on the colour wheel

Other Golden paints close to Mud Spatter

Other Army Painter paints close to Sepia

All matches: Mud Spatter equivalents · Sepia equivalents

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