Strong Tone vs Van Dyke Brown Hue

Strong Tone

Brand
Army Painter
Range
Warpaints Fanatic
Type
a wash/shade
Swatch
#4a2a14 (estimate)

Van Dyke Brown Hue

Brand
Golden
Range
Heavy Body Acrylics
Code
PR101 / PBk7
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#3c2b15 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Van Dyke Brown Hue is more muted, cooler than Strong Tone. They are different kinds of paint: Army Painter Strong Tone is a wash/shade and Golden Van Dyke Brown Hue is an opaque base/layer paint, so they won’t behave the same on the model even where the colour is close.

Can I use Van Dyke Brown Hue instead of Strong Tone?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Van Dyke Brown Hue is more muted, cooler than Strong Tone. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Strong Tone instead of Van Dyke Brown Hue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Strong Tone is more saturated, 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 Strong Tone on the colour wheel See Van Dyke Brown Hue on the colour wheel

Other Golden paints close to Strong Tone

Other Army Painter paints close to Van Dyke Brown Hue

All matches: Strong Tone equivalents · Van Dyke Brown Hue equivalents

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