What is the difference between Death Guard Green and Light Brown?

ΔE 10 (fair). Light Brown is a little lighter, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Death Guard Green vs Light Brown

Death Guard Green

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Base
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #5a7a3a (estimate)

Light Brown

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Aqueous Hobby Color
Code: H-321
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #678152 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 10.5, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Light Brown is a little lighter, more muted than Death Guard Green.

Can I use Light Brown instead of Death Guard Green?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 10). Light Brown is a little lighter, more muted than Death Guard Green.

Can I use Death Guard Green instead of Light Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Death Guard Green is a little darker, more saturated.

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 Death Guard Green on the colour wheel See Light Brown on the colour wheel

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Death Guard Green

Death Guard Green vs IJN Type21 Camouflage Color (C-604)Mr. Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Light Brown
Death Guard Green vs RLM 82 Light Green (H-422)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Light Brown
Death Guard Green vs Cockpit Color Kawanishi (C-384)Mr. Color · ΔE 10, close · closer than Light Brown

Other Citadel paints close to Light Brown

Light Brown vs Nurgling GreenColour: Dry · ΔE 9, close · closer than Death Guard Green
Light Brown vs Straken GreenColour: Layer · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Death Guard Green
Light Brown vs Loren ForestColour: Layer · ΔE 10, fair

All matches: Death Guard Green equivalents · Light Brown equivalents