What is the difference between Mud Spatter and Dark Mud?

ΔE 7 (close). Dark Mud is a little lighter, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Mud Spatter vs Dark Mud

Mud Spatter

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

Dark Mud

Brand: Kimera Kolors
Range: Signature Series
Code: Signature
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #44371e (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Dark Mud is a little lighter, cooler than Mud Spatter.

Can I use Dark Mud instead of Mud Spatter?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Dark Mud is a little lighter, cooler than Mud Spatter.

Can I use Mud Spatter instead of Dark Mud?

The same difference applies the other way round: Mud Spatter is a little darker, 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 Dark Mud on the colour wheel

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to Mud Spatter

Mud Spatter vs Violet (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 9, close
Mud Spatter vs Oxide Brown Dark (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 10, close
Mud Spatter vs Oxide Brown Medium (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 12, fair

Other Army Painter paints close to Dark Mud

Dark Mud vs Dark Battle Dress (WP4052P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Mud Spatter
Dark Mud vs Dark Soviet Khaki (WP4123P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 6, close · closer than Mud Spatter
Dark Mud vs Tainted Garden (Vol. 2)John Blanche Vol. 1-4 · ΔE 7, close

All matches: Mud Spatter equivalents · Dark Mud equivalents