What is the difference between Witch Brew and Cockpit Color Kawanishi?

ΔE 8 (close). Cockpit Color Kawanishi is more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Witch Brew vs Cockpit Color Kawanishi

Witch Brew

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Legacy
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #728552 (estimate)

Cockpit Color Kawanishi

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Mr. Color
Code: C-384
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #727c3f (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Cockpit Color Kawanishi is more saturated, warmer than Witch Brew.

Can I use Cockpit Color Kawanishi instead of Witch Brew?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Cockpit Color Kawanishi is more saturated, warmer than Witch Brew.

Can I use Witch Brew instead of Cockpit Color Kawanishi?

The same difference applies the other way round: Witch Brew is more muted, 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 Witch Brew on the colour wheel See Cockpit Color Kawanishi on the colour wheel

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Witch Brew

Witch Brew vs Light Brown (H-321)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Cockpit Color Kawanishi
Witch Brew vs Zinc-Chromate Type I FS34151 (C-351)Mr. Color · ΔE 8, close
Witch Brew vs RLM 82 Light Green (C-122)Mr. Color · ΔE 10, close

Other Army Painter paints close to Cockpit Color Kawanishi

Cockpit Color Kawanishi vs Greatcoat Green (WP4139P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Witch Brew
Cockpit Color Kawanishi vs Light DAK Green (WP4149P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 6, close · closer than Witch Brew
Cockpit Color Kawanishi vs Olive DrabWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 8, close

All matches: Witch Brew equivalents · Cockpit Color Kawanishi equivalents