What is the difference between Mud Spatter and Oxide Brown Dark?

ΔE 10 (close). Oxide Brown Dark is a little lighter, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Mud Spatter vs Oxide Brown Dark

Mud Spatter

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

Oxide Brown Dark

Brand: Kimera Kolors
Range: Pure Pigments
Code: Pure Pigments
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #4e322e (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Oxide Brown Dark is a little lighter, cooler than Mud Spatter.

Can I use Oxide Brown Dark instead of Mud Spatter?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Oxide Brown Dark is a little lighter, cooler than Mud Spatter.

Can I use Mud Spatter instead of Oxide Brown Dark?

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 Oxide Brown Dark on the colour wheel

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to Mud Spatter

Mud Spatter vs Dark Mud (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 7, close · closer than Oxide Brown Dark
Mud Spatter vs Violet (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 9, close · closer than Oxide Brown Dark
Mud Spatter vs Oxide Brown Medium (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 12, fair

Other Army Painter paints close to Oxide Brown Dark

Oxide Brown Dark vs Bootstrap BrownWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Mud Spatter
Oxide Brown Dark vs Werewolf FurWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Mud Spatter
Oxide Brown Dark vs Tree AncientWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Mud Spatter

All matches: Mud Spatter equivalents · Oxide Brown Dark equivalents