What is the difference between Raw Wool and Light Mud?

ΔE 9 (close). Light Mud is a little darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Raw Wool vs Light Mud

Raw Wool

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Historical
Code: WP4152P
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #818c70 (estimate)

Light Mud

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.760
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #6e745b (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.3, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Light Mud is a little darker, warmer than Raw Wool.

Can I use Light Mud instead of Raw Wool?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Light Mud is a little darker, warmer than Raw Wool.

Can I use Raw Wool instead of Light Mud?

The same difference applies the other way round: Raw Wool is a little lighter, cooler.

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 Raw Wool on the colour wheel See Light Mud on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Raw Wool

Raw Wool vs Cement Grey (71.045)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Light Mud
Raw Wool vs M495 Light Gray (71.298)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Light Mud
Raw Wool vs Sky Type S (71.302)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Light Mud

Other Army Painter paints close to Light Mud

Light Mud vs Dark Imperial Khaki (WP4154P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 9, close · closer than Raw Wool
Light Mud vs Dusty SkullWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 11, fair
Light Mud vs Camouflage GreenWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 11, fair

All matches: Raw Wool equivalents · Light Mud equivalents