ΔE 8.2, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Van Dyke Brown Hue is a little darker, more saturated than Agrax Earthshade. They are different kinds of paint: Citadel Agrax Earthshade 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.
Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Van Dyke Brown Hue is a little darker, more saturated than Agrax Earthshade. They are different kinds of paint.
The same difference applies the other way round: Agrax Earthshade is a little lighter, more muted.
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 Agrax Earthshade on the colour wheel See Van Dyke Brown Hue on the colour wheel
All matches: Agrax Earthshade equivalents · Van Dyke Brown Hue equivalents