What is the difference between Dawnstone and AMT-1 Lt. Grey. Brown?

ΔE 10 (fair). AMT-1 Lt. Grey. Brown is a little lighter, more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dawnstone vs AMT-1 Lt. Grey. Brown

Dawnstone

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

AMT-1 Lt. Grey. Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.320
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #878276 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 10.3, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. AMT-1 Lt. Grey. Brown is a little lighter, more saturated than Dawnstone.

Can I use AMT-1 Lt. Grey. Brown instead of Dawnstone?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 10). AMT-1 Lt. Grey. Brown is a little lighter, more saturated than Dawnstone.

Can I use Dawnstone instead of AMT-1 Lt. Grey. 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 AMT-1 Lt. Grey. 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 AMT-1 Lt. Grey. Brown
Dawnstone vs IDF Sinai Grey (71.142)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than AMT-1 Lt. Grey. Brown
Dawnstone vs Concrete (71.131)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than AMT-1 Lt. Grey. Brown

Other Citadel paints close to AMT-1 Lt. Grey. Brown

AMT-1 Lt. Grey. Brown vs Typhon AshColour: Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Dawnstone
AMT-1 Lt. Grey. Brown vs Administratum GreyColour: Layer · ΔE 9, close · closer than Dawnstone
AMT-1 Lt. Grey. Brown vs Administratum GreyColour: Air · ΔE 9, close · closer than Dawnstone

All matches: Dawnstone equivalents · AMT-1 Lt. Grey. Brown equivalents