What is the difference between Gorthor Brown and Brown?

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

Gorthor Brown vs Brown

Gorthor Brown

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Layer
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #6a4a32 (estimate)

Brown

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Mr. Color
Code: C-526
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #7c5d4d (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Brown is a little lighter, more muted than Gorthor Brown.

Can I use Brown instead of Gorthor Brown?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Brown is a little lighter, more muted than Gorthor Brown.

Can I use Gorthor Brown instead of Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Gorthor Brown 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 Gorthor Brown on the colour wheel See Brown on the colour wheel

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Gorthor Brown

Gorthor Brown vs Wood Brown (C-43)Mr. Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Brown
Gorthor Brown vs Wood Brown (H-37)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Brown
Gorthor Brown vs Wood Brown (N-37)Acrysion · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Brown

Other Citadel paints close to Brown

Brown vs Sylvaneth BarkColour: Dry · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Gorthor Brown
Brown vs Stormvermin FurColour: Layer · ΔE 9, close · closer than Gorthor Brown
Brown vs Hobgrot HideColour: Base · ΔE 10, close · closer than Gorthor Brown

All matches: Gorthor Brown equivalents · Brown equivalents