What is the difference between Balor Brown and Bronze Brown?

ΔE 13 (fair). Bronze Brown is a little darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Balor Brown vs Bronze Brown

Balor Brown

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Layer
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #9a6a22 (estimate)

Bronze Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.036
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #8c511e (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 13.2, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Bronze Brown is a little darker, warmer than Balor Brown.

Can I use Bronze Brown instead of Balor Brown?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 13). Bronze Brown is a little darker, warmer than Balor Brown.

Can I use Balor Brown instead of Bronze Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Balor Brown 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 Balor Brown on the colour wheel See Bronze Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Balor Brown

Balor Brown vs Earth (72.062)Game Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Bronze Brown
Balor Brown vs Med. Flesh Tone (70.860)Model Color · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Bronze Brown
Balor Brown vs Orange Ochre (70.824)Model Color · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Bronze Brown

Other Citadel paints close to Bronze Brown

Bronze Brown vs XV-88Colour: Base · ΔE 7, close · closer than Balor Brown
Bronze Brown vs Golfag BrownColour: Dry · ΔE 7, close · closer than Balor Brown
Bronze Brown vs Catachan FleshColour: Base · ΔE 13, fair

All matches: Balor Brown equivalents · Bronze Brown equivalents