What is the difference between Balor Brown and Wood?

ΔE 10 (fair). Wood is more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Balor Brown vs Wood

Balor Brown

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

Wood

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.077
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #9c6937 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 10.2, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Wood is more muted, warmer than Balor Brown.

Can I use Wood instead of Balor Brown?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 10). Wood is more muted, warmer than Balor Brown.

Can I use Balor Brown instead of Wood?

The same difference applies the other way round: Balor Brown is more saturated, 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 Wood on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Balor Brown

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

Other Citadel paints close to Wood

Wood vs XV-88Colour: Base · ΔE 6, close · closer than Balor Brown
Wood vs Golfag BrownColour: Dry · ΔE 6, close · closer than Balor Brown
Wood vs Tallarn SandColour: Layer · ΔE 9, close · closer than Balor Brown

All matches: Balor Brown equivalents · Wood equivalents