What is the difference between Battle of Marathon and IJA Earth Brown?

ΔE 9 (close). IJA Earth Brown is more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Battle of Marathon vs IJA Earth Brown

Battle of Marathon

Brand: Bear Cavalry
Range: Bear Cavalry Paints
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #7c5a4c (estimate)

IJA Earth Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.136
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #6a5a48 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.7, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. IJA Earth Brown is more muted than Battle of Marathon.

Can I use IJA Earth Brown instead of Battle of Marathon?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). IJA Earth Brown is more muted than Battle of Marathon.

Can I use Battle of Marathon instead of IJA Earth Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Battle of Marathon is more saturated.

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 Battle of Marathon on the colour wheel See IJA Earth Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Battle of Marathon

Battle of Marathon vs Mud Brown (71.037)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than IJA Earth Brown
Battle of Marathon vs Malefic Flesh (74.012)Fantasy-Pro · ΔE 5, very close · closer than IJA Earth Brown
Battle of Marathon vs Sand Brown (71.034)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than IJA Earth Brown

Other Bear Cavalry paints close to IJA Earth Brown

IJA Earth Brown vs March of the Fire AntsBear Cavalry Paints · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Battle of Marathon
IJA Earth Brown vs Hell Bent for LeatherBear Cavalry Paints · ΔE 11, fair
IJA Earth Brown vs Fade to BlackBear Cavalry Paints · ΔE 12, fair

All matches: Battle of Marathon equivalents · IJA Earth Brown equivalents