What is the difference between Gorthor Brown and Mud Brown?

ΔE 7 (close). Mud Brown is a little lighter. Swatch colours are estimates.

Gorthor Brown vs Mud Brown

Gorthor Brown

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

Mud Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.037
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #7e5945 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Mud Brown is a little lighter than Gorthor Brown.

Can I use Mud Brown instead of Gorthor Brown?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Mud Brown is a little lighter than Gorthor Brown.

Can I use Gorthor Brown instead of Mud Brown?

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

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 Mud Brown 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 Mud Brown
Gorthor Brown vs Beige Brown (70.875)Model Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Mud Brown
Gorthor Brown vs Golden Brown (71.032)Model Air · ΔE 6, close · closer than Mud Brown

Other Citadel paints close to Mud Brown

Mud Brown vs Sylvaneth BarkColour: Dry · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Gorthor Brown
Mud Brown vs Hobgrot HideColour: Base · ΔE 7, close · closer than Gorthor Brown
Mud Brown vs Catachan FleshColour: Base · ΔE 10, close

All matches: Gorthor Brown equivalents · Mud Brown equivalents