What is the difference between Golfag Brown and Light Brown?

ΔE 10 (fair). Swatch colours are estimates.

Golfag Brown vs Light Brown

Golfag Brown

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Dry
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #8a5a2a (estimate)

Light Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.929
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #975534 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 10.2, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Our swatches for the two are almost the same.

Can I use Light Brown instead of Golfag Brown?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 10). The swatches are almost the same.

Can I use Golfag Brown instead of Light Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round.

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 Golfag Brown on the colour wheel See Light Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Golfag Brown

Golfag Brown vs Wood (71.077)Model Air · ΔE 6, close · closer than Light Brown
Golfag Brown vs Bronze Brown (72.036)Game Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Light Brown
Golfag Brown vs Med. Flesh Tone (70.860)Model Color · ΔE 10, close · closer than Light Brown

Other Citadel paints close to Light Brown

Light Brown vs Catachan FleshColour: Base · ΔE 9, close · closer than Golfag Brown
Light Brown vs XV-88Colour: Base · ΔE 10, fair
Light Brown vs Deathclaw BrownColour: Layer · ΔE 11, fair

All matches: Golfag Brown equivalents · Light Brown equivalents