What is the difference between Karak Stone and Petroleum Brown?

ΔE 20 (loose). Petroleum Brown is noticeably darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Karak Stone vs Petroleum Brown

Karak Stone

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Layer
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b89a5a (estimate)

Petroleum Brown

Brand: Pro Acryl
Range: Standard / Signature / AMP
Code: S14
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #9a6932 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 19.9, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Petroleum Brown is noticeably darker, warmer than Karak Stone.

Can I use Petroleum Brown instead of Karak Stone?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 20). Petroleum Brown is noticeably darker, warmer than Karak Stone.

Can I use Karak Stone instead of Petroleum Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Karak Stone is noticeably lighter, cooler.

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 Karak Stone on the colour wheel See Petroleum Brown on the colour wheel

Other Pro Acryl paints close to Karak Stone

Karak Stone vs Khaki (061)Standard / Signature / AMP · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Petroleum Brown
Karak Stone vs Bright Yellow Ochre (S29)Standard / Signature / AMP · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Petroleum Brown
Karak Stone vs Caramel Brown (S28)Standard / Signature / AMP · ΔE 20, loose

Other Citadel paints close to Petroleum Brown

Petroleum Brown vs XV-88Colour: Base · ΔE 7, close · closer than Karak Stone
Petroleum Brown vs Golfag BrownColour: Dry · ΔE 7, close · closer than Karak Stone
Petroleum Brown vs Tallarn SandColour: Layer · ΔE 7, close · closer than Karak Stone

All matches: Karak Stone equivalents · Petroleum Brown equivalents