What is the difference between Gorthor Brown and Dirt?

ΔE 8 (close). Dirt is a little lighter, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Gorthor Brown vs Dirt

Gorthor Brown

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

Dirt

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.133
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #6a573c (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.9, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Dirt is a little lighter, cooler than Gorthor Brown.

Can I use Dirt instead of Gorthor Brown?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Dirt is a little lighter, cooler than Gorthor Brown.

Can I use Gorthor Brown instead of Dirt?

The same difference applies the other way round: Gorthor Brown is a little darker, warmer.

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 Dirt on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Gorthor Brown

Gorthor Brown vs BC Dark Brown (70.768)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Dirt
Gorthor Brown vs Beige Brown (70.875)Model Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Dirt
Gorthor Brown vs Golden Brown (71.032)Model Air · ΔE 6, close · closer than Dirt

Other Citadel paints close to Dirt

Dirt vs Stormvermin FurColour: Layer · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Gorthor Brown
Dirt vs Sylvaneth BarkColour: Dry · ΔE 7, close · closer than Gorthor Brown
Dirt vs Hobgrot HideColour: Base · ΔE 8, close · closer than Gorthor Brown

All matches: Gorthor Brown equivalents · Dirt equivalents