What is the difference between Dawnstone and Pale Brown?

ΔE 15 (loose). Pale Brown is a little lighter, more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dawnstone vs Pale Brown

Dawnstone

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Air
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #6a6e6a (estimate)

Pale Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.825
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #937a6e (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 15.0, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Pale Brown is a little lighter, more saturated than Dawnstone.

Can I use Pale Brown instead of Dawnstone?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 15). Pale Brown is a little lighter, more saturated than Dawnstone.

Can I use Dawnstone instead of Pale Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dawnstone is a little darker, 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 Dawnstone on the colour wheel See Pale Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Dawnstone

Dawnstone vs Grey Green (71.340)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Pale Brown
Dawnstone vs IDF Sinai Grey (71.142)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Pale Brown
Dawnstone vs Concrete (71.131)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Pale Brown

Other Citadel paints close to Pale Brown

Pale Brown vs Typhon AshColour: Air · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Dawnstone
Pale Brown vs Rakarth FleshColour: Base · ΔE 15, loose · closer than Dawnstone
Pale Brown vs DawnstoneColour: Layer · ΔE 15, loose

All matches: Dawnstone equivalents · Pale Brown equivalents